Facebook powering Virginia operations with 61.6-MW solar PPA

Facebook has executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Apex Clean Energy for a 61.6-MW portion of its Altavista Solar project. Altavista Solar will become the first solar energy project in Campbell County, Virginia when it comes online in 2020. The deal, which will help support Facebook’s operations in Virginia, is Apex’s second major transaction with the tech company this year. In August, Facebook signed a 200-MW PPA with Aviator Wind East, which will be part of the largest single-phase, single-site wind project in the United States once it begins operations in Coke County, Texas, in 2020. “Facebook is a clear leader in driving the transition to a new energy economy and working to lay the foundation for other companies, large and small, to achieve significant carbon reduction goals with cost-competitive renewable energy,” said Mark Goodwin, president and CEO of Apex Clean Energy.