Facebook’s parent company Meta has expanded its clean energy partnership with renewable energy developer Zelestra by signing four new Environmental Attribute Purchase Agreements (EAPAs) to develop four solar projects in Texas with a total capacity of 720 MW. Under the EAPAs, the projects will deliver electricity into the ERCOT grid which also connects to several Meta data centers. The projects are located in Hopkins, Lamar, Lampasas, and Henderson Counties. “We are excited to announce these solar projects with Zelestra,” said Urvi Parekh, Head of Global Energy at Meta, in a statement. “The renewable energy from these projects will support our data center operations, as well as our ongoing efforts to match our electricity usage with 100% clean and renewable energy.” Under renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs), the end user company often does not receive that solar or wind energy directly, but it invests to help ensure the project is completed and interconnected into the main grid, thus decarbonizing the overall electricity mix somewhat. EAPAs are essentially credits allowing the customer to factor in clean energy to offset its overall electricity consumption and emissions.

Full report : Meta uses Carbon Credits To Help Fund Energy Startup Zelestra Develop Four Texas Solar Farms Totaling 720 MW.