Facebook, Dominion Energy to Add Six New Solar Facilities Updated On Tue, Apr 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Further, these solar projects are expected to become operational by mid-2020 and all of them are in addition to the two previously announced 240 MW solar projects. In a bid to go green with solar, social networking giant Facebook and US-based Dominion Energy has partnered to add 6 new solar facilities with total capacity of 350 MW. […] Read more
Facebook Signs Virtual PPA for 80 MW of Solar Power Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Under the agreement, Digital Realty has executed a long-term renewable power purchase contract to secure approximately 80 MW of solar power capacity for Facebook to power its Virginia Data Center. Digital Realty, a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, has announced the signing of a virtual power purchase agreement on behalf […] Read more
Will Facebook Run All on Renewable Energy in Two Years? Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy World’s largest social networking website, Facebook, in 2015, had set the target of running 50 percent of its facilities on renewable energy by 2018. Facebook has recently set a target of running completely on renewable energy. The market experts on analyzing its previous targets of being 50 percent renewable dependent by 2018 has speculated an […] Read more
Facebook: Commits 75% Lower Emissions, Power 100% Renewable Energy by 2020 Updated On Tue, Aug 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a record-breaking year of corporate renewable energy purchases, Facebook is on track to be one of the largest corporate purchasers of renewable energy. Social media giant Facebook has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent and powering its global operations with 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2020. In a record-breaking year […] Read more
Invenergy to Power Facebook’s Oregon Data Center with Solar Power Updated On Fri, Jul 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Further, Invenergy will supply 100 MW of solar power from two separate projects located in Crook County, Oregon, near Facebook’s Prineville Data Center. North America’s renewable energy firm, Invenergy has entered into partnership with Pacific Power, a division of PacifiCorp, to help support the social media giant Facebook’s data center in Prineville, Oregon with renewable energy. Further, Invenergy will […] Read more
Dominion Energy Virginia to Power Facebook’s New Data Center with Solar Power Updated On Fri, Oct 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy The new data center in Henrico County will be comprised of two separate buildings and administrative space totaling nearly one million square feet. Dominion Energy Virginia plans to construct multiple solar facilities in the Commonwealth (sites still to be determined) to both meet Facebook’s needs Dominion Energy Virginia has announced that it will add new […] Read more
Array Technologies Provides Solar Trackers for Facebook Facility, Opens New Office in Europe Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Array Technologies is partnering with local companies to bring solar tracking power to Facebook’s new data center in New Mexico Array Technologies has announced that it will partner with Affordable Solar to install trackers at Facebook’s upcoming data center located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, USA. The company also announced that it has opened a […] Read more
