Another big solar deal signed on Thursday, when she got 650 megawatts via projects in Kansas and Texas.
The American Utility and Generation Company AES is currently developing solar energy projects only, where 400 megawatts have been published in Texas and 250 megawatts in Kansas, the company told Techcrunch.
Mita said she signed the deal to operate her data centers, which was expanding to support growing artificial intelligence. The company already has more than 12 GB of capacity in the renewable power portfolio.
AES spokeswoman AES usually signs new energy purchase agreements two to three years before the start of commercial operations, and the average term for such deals is 15 to 20 years.
This is the fourth solar deal announced by Meta this year. They are all in Texas, with one in 595 MW, and another in 505 megawattsAnd the other two are 200 Megoat all.
Texas became a hotbed to develop solar energy recently, as the nation led a new solar energy installed in 2023 and 2024, according to what he said Solar Energy Industries Association. The state enjoys the sunlight, rapid permit, and fast network connections.
The last two are especially useful when spreading a new solar capacity. With network permits and connections, a solar farm can be built in months instead of years. It does not harm that New Solar is one of The cheapest forms From a new generation capacity, even before considering subsidies.
In addition, databases do not need to finish because solar farms can be ski, with electricity flow before completing the project. In fact, in a press release, CEO AES Andrés Gluski described as “a fast time for low -cost time and electricity” as major features that attracted superior descriptions like Meta.
