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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Incorporated (NASDAQ:META) (Menlo Park, California) came a step closer to its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2030 with the commissioning of an Arizona solar farm with which the company has a power purchase agreement (PPA) in place. EDP Renewables North America (Houston, Texas) (EDPR), the North American renewables arm of Energias de Portugal (Lisbon, Portugal), recently completed the Brittlebush solar farm near Coolidge in south-central Arizona. All of the plant's output will go toward a new Meta data center in Mesa, about 40 miles away on the southeastern outskirts of Phoenix.
Construction of the Brittlebush solar farm began last year. The project included the installation of more than 500,000 bifacial solar panels to provide 250 megawatts (MW) of power at an estimated investment of $250 million. The contract between Meta and EDPR was facilitated by Salt River Project, which manages the local grid. EDPR will handle the day-to-day management of the facility, while Meta will purchase the generated electricity. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Meta began construction of the Mesa data center in 2021. The first phase of construction includes two data halls totaling 960,000 square feet. Several expansions are planned, with construction of a potential sixth data hall lasting into 2027. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports. The data center also has a PPA in place with an Orsted A/S (Fredericia, Denmark) solar and energy storage facility under construction in Casa Grande, about 20 miles of EDPR's Brittlebush facility. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
EDPR's Brittlebush project is not the only one of the company's plants with a PPA in place with Meta. An initial PPA between the two companies was forged for 139 MW of offtake from the 200-MW Headwaters II Windfarm in east-central Indiana, which was completed in 2021 (see project report.) In 2022, the two companies joined forces once again, with Meta agreeing to take 156 MW of power from EDPR's 240-MW Cattlemen Solar Park in Milam County, Texas. Construction of the solar farm was completed earlier this year, employing First Solar Incorporated (NASDAQ:FSLR) (Tempe, Arizona) solar panels on a single-axis tracking system. After the Meta transaction, pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) (New York, New York) signed a PPA for 60 MW of offtake from the project.
But EDPR isn't finished with the Cattlemen solar farm. On the books are plans to add a smaller addition to the facility, which could begin in a matter of months. If plans go according to estimates, Cattlemen II could have approximately 406,000 solar panels providing 150 MW next year. Cattlemen II has a PPA in place with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington). Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the Cattlemen I and Cattlemen II projects.
EDPR has several other U.S. projects in the works, many with PPAs in place. In March, in association with Volt Energy (Washington, D.C.), EDPR and Microsoft signed a PPA for power from the Hickory solar farm near Jerseyville, Illinois. Construction of the facility began late last year, with McCarthy Building Companies Incorporated (St. Louis, Missouri) heading up construction. The project entails placing more than 333,000 solar panels and constructing balance-of-plant facilities that will provide 110 MW of power when completed later this year. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
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Construction of the Brittlebush solar farm began last year. The project included the installation of more than 500,000 bifacial solar panels to provide 250 megawatts (MW) of power at an estimated investment of $250 million. The contract between Meta and EDPR was facilitated by Salt River Project, which manages the local grid. EDPR will handle the day-to-day management of the facility, while Meta will purchase the generated electricity. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Meta began construction of the Mesa data center in 2021. The first phase of construction includes two data halls totaling 960,000 square feet. Several expansions are planned, with construction of a potential sixth data hall lasting into 2027. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports. The data center also has a PPA in place with an Orsted A/S (Fredericia, Denmark) solar and energy storage facility under construction in Casa Grande, about 20 miles of EDPR's Brittlebush facility. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
EDPR's Brittlebush project is not the only one of the company's plants with a PPA in place with Meta. An initial PPA between the two companies was forged for 139 MW of offtake from the 200-MW Headwaters II Windfarm in east-central Indiana, which was completed in 2021 (see project report.) In 2022, the two companies joined forces once again, with Meta agreeing to take 156 MW of power from EDPR's 240-MW Cattlemen Solar Park in Milam County, Texas. Construction of the solar farm was completed earlier this year, employing First Solar Incorporated (NASDAQ:FSLR) (Tempe, Arizona) solar panels on a single-axis tracking system. After the Meta transaction, pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) (New York, New York) signed a PPA for 60 MW of offtake from the project.
But EDPR isn't finished with the Cattlemen solar farm. On the books are plans to add a smaller addition to the facility, which could begin in a matter of months. If plans go according to estimates, Cattlemen II could have approximately 406,000 solar panels providing 150 MW next year. Cattlemen II has a PPA in place with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington). Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the Cattlemen I and Cattlemen II projects.
EDPR has several other U.S. projects in the works, many with PPAs in place. In March, in association with Volt Energy (Washington, D.C.), EDPR and Microsoft signed a PPA for power from the Hickory solar farm near Jerseyville, Illinois. Construction of the facility began late last year, with McCarthy Building Companies Incorporated (St. Louis, Missouri) heading up construction. The project entails placing more than 333,000 solar panels and constructing balance-of-plant facilities that will provide 110 MW of power when completed later this year. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
