Meta has introduced that its Mesa information middle will quickly be supported by photo voltaic vitality from the Salt River Undertaking (SRP) via a contract with Ørsted.
Beneath the contract, Meta will obtain the bulk portion of vitality generated by Ørsted’s Eleven Mile Photo voltaic Middle, a 300 MW photo voltaic farm and 300 MW, four-hour BESS presently beneath development in Pinal County, Ariz.
As soon as on-line subsequent 12 months, this would be the largest solar-plus-battery mission on SRP’s energy grid, and one of many largest battery vitality storage techniques inbuilt a single part within the U.S., says Ørsted. The photo voltaic and saved vitality not wanted by the Meta information middle might be accessible to SRP’s buyer base.
Meta can even obtain an allocation of fifty MW from the 100 MW West Line Photo voltaic Facility, which opened earlier this 12 months in Eloy. As well as, the corporate is slated to obtain a portion of photo voltaic vitality from the 200 MW Brittlebush Photo voltaic Facility in Coolidge, anticipated to be on-line subsequent 12 months.
“We’re proud to associate with SRP to carry new photo voltaic vitality to the grid. Entry to renewable vitality and a robust, dependable grid have been an essential a part of our resolution to construct in Mesa,” says Urvi Parekh, Meta’s head of renewable vitality. “Meta is dedicated to having a optimistic influence on native communities and we’re excited to assist carry this extra funding and jobs to the world.”
“SRP is happy to associate with Meta so as to add extra photo voltaic to assist meet Meta’s renewable vitality objectives and SRP’s sustainability commitments,” says SRP’s Bobby Olsen. “As SRP focuses on responsibly decarbonizing our technology combine, we might want to greater than double our energy useful resource capability by 2035. Strategic partnerships with clients like Meta and renewable vitality builders like Ørsted assist us get there.”
Eleven Mile Photo voltaic Middle is presently beneath development and is predicted to be operational subsequent 12 months. Situated on over 2,000 acres, the mission is estimated to generate $89 million in tax income over its lifetime, says Ørsted.
