The third largest energy company in the USA, RWE, has signed two long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) with Meta.
The PPAs will cover two solar farms in the US which are currently under construction and aims to meet the increasing demand for renewable energy on its US portfolio.
RWE’s two solar farms are in Illinois and Louisiana, set to generate 274MW and 110MW respectively. Commissioning for both sites is due in late 2025.
On the announcement of the PPEs, Andrew Flanagan, CEO of RWE Clean Energy said in a statement: “RWE’s continued investment in the U.S. renewables market is underpinned by new opportunities to partner with leading technology companies like Meta, which are driving demand for clean energy to support their operations.
“Today, we are able to meet this moment and generate impact with our rapidly scaling U.S. renewables platform to drive decarbonisation across all industries, while fuelling economic growth and job creation in those communities where we own and operate these facilities.”
In the same statement, RWE explained that the contracts with Meta are part of the company’s ongoing strategy to collaborate with tech leaders like Meta. In doing so, the company hopes to support the increasing demand for clean energy.
A spokesperson for Meta, Urvi Parekh, Head of Renewable Energy, added: “Partnering with renewable energy providers like RWE to bring new solar energy projects online is an important part of our approach to energy procurement.
“We are excited to scale our renewable energy contracts, and this collaboration is an important demonstration of those efforts and our commitment to match 100% of the electricity use of our data centres and offices with renewable energy.”
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