Social media firm Meta has signed an Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement (EAPA) with to procure solar energy from Engie in Texas.
Under the terms of the EAPA, Engie North America will supply Meta with the total power output and associated environmental attributes from its 200MW Anson 2 solar project in Jones Country, northwest of Abilene.
Engie will construct and operate the project, which is expected to commence operations in late 2025. Once operational, it will expand Engie’s clean energy portfolio in the US market to 8GW.
Further details on the agreement were not shared.
"We are excited to expand our relationship with Meta, increasing the provision of renewable power that supports their growth and aligns with their net-zero commitments," said Dave Carroll, chief renewables officer and EVP Engie North America.
The EAPA is the second between the two companies in recent months. In November, the two companies inked a deal that will see Engie supply Meta with the entire output of its 260MW Sypert Branch solar project in Milam County, Texas. The project, located approximately 10 miles from Meta’s data center in Temple, is expected to commence operations in late 2025.
"We are delighted to be deepening our collaboration with Engie, making the clean energy transition a reality through the projects we are working on together," said Urvi Parekh, global head of energy, Meta.
Following the latest EAPA, Meta has procured more than 12GW of renewable energy to power its operations.
Last year, Meta signed PPAs in Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, and Louisiana for over 1.2GW of total contracted power.
Over the last 12 months, Engie has signed several agreements with data center firms to supply them with renewable energy. In October, it signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Google to supply energy from the 350MW Chillingham solar project in Bell County.
Over recent years, Texas has become a hotbed of renewable power, leading data center operators to increasingly target the state as a growing market for their operations.
A report released by Environment America last year highlighted the renewable sector's growth in the US. In 2023, Texas was ranked first in wind generation and second in solar, with 199,836GWh and 31,739GWh of generation capacity, respectively.
