ENGIE North America announced that it has entered a PPA with Meta for the new 600-MW Swenson Ranch Solar project in Stonewall county, southeast of Lubbock, Texas. The project will be the single largest asset in ENGIE’s more than 11 GW operating and in construction portfolio consisting of solar, wind and battery storage assets in North America.
Swenson is expected to be operational in 2027, when Meta will purchase 100% of the project’s output to support its data center operations in the United States.
“We are excited to continue the expansion of our relationship with Meta,” said Dave Carroll, CEO and chief renewables officer for ENGIE North America. “Our objective is to bring reliable, cost competitive power to the grid as rapidly as possible, and projects like Swenson demonstrate the importance of solar to meet the timely needs of our customers.”
The $900 million planned investment in Swenson will employ over 350 skilled workers during construction.
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