- Engie North America, part of French utility Engie SA, said it has signed a deal with Meta Platforms Inc. to supply the Facebook group with the entire output of its 260-MW Sypert Branch solar project.
- Sypert Branch will add to Engie’s portfolio of some 8 GW of renewable projects in operation or construction in North America.
Engie North America, part of French utility Engie SA, said it has signed a deal with Meta Platforms Inc. to supply the Facebook group with the entire output of its 260-MW Sypert Branch solar project in Texas.
Engie developed, built, and operated the solar project. Located about 10 miles (16 km) from Meta’s data center in Temple, it is expected to start operating in late 2025.
The environmental attributes purchase agreement for the project’s renewable energy and associated environmental attributes will support Meta’s growing power needs in alignment with its net zero goals. Sypert Branch will add more than 12 GW of renewable energy that Meta has procured.
“Since 2020, we have maintained net zero emissions in our global operations – these efforts are supported by relationships such as those with Engie who can consistently deliver and operate projects like Sypert Branch to help meet our energy needs,” said Urvi Parekh, head of clean energy at Meta.
Sypert Branch will add to Engie’s portfolio of some 8 GW of renewable projects in operation or construction in North America. Since the start of 2024, the company has signed nearly 1 GW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the US. Recently, it struck a deal to deliver green power to Google LLC from its 350-MW Chillingham solar project in Texas, which is due to go online later this year.
Also, US President Joe Biden’s administration has asked big technology companies to invest in clean power generation to cover a surge in demand driven by technologies such as generative AI.
According to Goldman Sachs estimates US data centre power use is expected to roughly triple between 2023 and 2030 and will require about 47 GW of new generation capacity. The estimates assumed natural gas, wind, and solar power would fill the gap.