Meta Forms Solar & Wind Deals to Meet AI Data Centre Demand

This is the latest in a series of deals by technology giant Meta to meet surging power demands with clean energy, on account of its data centres using AI technologies. 

In 2024, Meta signed four contracts with Invenergy for 760 megawatts (MW) of solar electricity, which Invenergy says brings the total partnership amount between the two companies to 1,800MW.

Invenergy is America’s largest privately held developer, owner and operator of clean energy solutions. As part of the partnership, the electricity from Invenergy’s solar and wind projects in Ohio, Arkansas and Texas will be delivered to the local grid, while Meta will receive the clean energy credits associated with the new generation capacity coming online.

“Winning the AI race requires reliable, cleaner, affordable energy and energy infrastructure - today and in the future,” says Ted Romaine, Invenergy's Executive Vice President of Origination. 

Meta’s support for renewable energy use in the data centre

The agreements will provide near-term energy to support Meta’s operations, data centre growth and clean energy goals.

The technology company has previously engaged in deals with several large solar projects and plans to advance geothermal energy to support sustainable AI development. Likewise, it is also seeking proposals from nuclear power developers and also signed a pledge alongside Amazon, Google and Dow supporting the goal to triple nuclear capacity by 2050.

Speaking at the time, Urvi Parekh, Head of Global Energy at Meta, said: “As global economies expand, the need for a reliable, clean and resilient energy supply is paramount. Nuclear energy, with its ability to provide continuous power, can help meet this rising demand.”

These agreements from Meta have come after the 2024 announcement of Meta’s 1,000MW of total procured energy from Invenergy. 

The agreements are contracted through four Invenergy-developed facilities strategically located across the US to meet soaring energy demand with domestically produced electricity. 

Given that the US is eager to surge ahead with AI, the US data centre industry has enjoyed much growth. This has largely been powered by the country’s hyperscale companies, including Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Google, that have built large data centres to run their cloud platforms. 

Since returning to office at the start of the year, US President Donald Trump has been eager to keep that momentum going.

“We're laser-focused on advancing our AI ambitions – and to do that, we need clean, reliable energy,” Urvi says. “We’re grateful for Invenergy’s longtime partnership that helps us support our energy needs and implement our clean energy goals and look forward to continued collaboration.”

Invenergy continues to be committed to accelerating cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy. 

The company and its affiliated companies develop, build, own and operate large-scale renewable and other clean energy generation, transmission and storage facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. 

Headquartered in Chicago, Invenergy has regional development offices in the US, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Japan, Poland and Scotland. It has successfully developed more than 34,000MW of projects that are in operation, construction or contracted – including natural gas, solar and wind power generation, transmission infrastructure and advanced energy storage projects. 

Ted adds: “We’re grateful for our continued relationship with Meta and look forward to future partnerships as we work to strengthen American energy independence and economic prosperity.”

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