Meta has signed four new agreements with Invenergy to supply an additional 791 megawatts (MW) of solar and wind power for its fast-growing data centre operations.
This brings Meta’s total clean energy capacity from Invenergy to 1,800 MW, nearly doubling its earlier figure of 1,000 MW. It’s a direct response to the high energy demands driven by the company’s AI-focused infrastructure.
The new deals cover four major renewable projects scheduled to come online between 2027 and 2028: Yellow Wood Solar (300 MW) and Pleasant Prairie Solar (140 MW) in Ohio, Decoy Solar (155 MW) in Arkansas, and Seaway Wind (196 MW) in Texas.
The electricity from these sites will feed into their respective regional power grids, but Meta will retain the renewable energy credits, effectively allowing the company to account for the clean power in its carbon reporting.
While financial terms remain undisclosed, the scale and scope of the deal involve Meta committing long-term to a diversified clean energy mix to meet the immense demands of AI processing.
Ted Romaine, executive vice president of Origination at Invenergy, said the partnership goes beyond another supply deal. “Winning the AI race requires reliable, cleaner, affordable energy and energy infrastructure — today and in the future. We’re grateful for our continued relationship with Meta and look forward to future partnerships as we work to strengthen American energy independence and economic prosperity.”
Meta recently inked a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy for 1.1 gigawatts of nuclear energy from the Clinton Clean Energy Centre in Illinois. It also joined forces with geothermal developer XGS Energy to build a 150 MW water-independent geothermal facility in New Mexico.
Urvi Parekh, Meta’s Head of Global Energy, stressed the urgency behind these moves. “We’re laser-focused on advancing our AI ambitions—and to do that, we need clean, reliable energy. We’re grateful for Invenergy’s longtime partnership that helps us support our energy needs and implement our clean energy goals, and look forward to continued collaboration.”
At the heart of this strategy is a transition toward long-term, stable, and zero-carbon energy sources that can reliably support Meta’s future AI workload.
The company’s model now relies on both immediate and forward-looking procurement, blending traditional renewables with more experimental and baseload options like nuclear and geothermal.
These infrastructure investments are expected to yield economic benefits. Beyond environmental impact, the projects are projected to create jobs and strengthen local economies in the host states, while also supporting national efforts towards energy independence.
Invenergy, headquartered in Chicago, is currently the largest privately owned clean energy developer in the United States. Its role in powering Meta’s massive data infrastructure reveals how private-sector energy partnerships are becoming indispensable to the tech industry’s future.
