Meta Builds Its Largest Data Center in Louisiana, Ties It to New Solar PPA

Meta is constructing its largest-ever data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, and has finalized a long-term power purchase agreement for the Mowata Solar project to supply renewable energy to the facility.

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Meta is building its largest data center to date in Richland Parish, Louisiana, according to company disclosures. The project, which was initially kept secret, is now under construction, with aerial imagery confirming ongoing work on the site.

To power the facility, Meta and Lightsource bp have finalized a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Mowata Solar project, located in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. The solar installation will have a capacity of 172 MWdc (150 MWac) and is currently in development.

The pairing of the data center with a dedicated solar PPA aligns with Meta's broader push to match its energy consumption with renewable sources. The Mowata Solar project is expected to help offset the electricity demand of the new data center once operational.

Neither Meta nor Lightsource bp disclosed the financial terms of the PPA or the expected completion timeline for either the data center or the solar farm. The data center's exact size in square footage or megawatts of IT load has not been publicly specified, though Meta has confirmed it is the company's largest facility of its kind.