Facebook Helps Bring More Solar To Oregon

Facebook joined Oregon officials and Pacific Power to announce that Facebook’s Prineville, Ore., data center will be supported by 100% renewable energy from new solar developments. According to the partners, this collaboration helps fuel Prineville’s growing data center industry, supports the city’s economic growth, brings new cost-effective resources onto Pacific Power’s system and fulfills Facebook’s long-term sustainability goals. The Pacific Power and Facebook partnership will result in 437 MW of new solar developments, including two projects totaling 100 MW in the Prineville area.