AES, Meta Sign PPAs for 650 MW of Solar Power in Kansas and Texas

AES Corp. announced the company has entered into two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) to support tech company Meta’s data centers. The deal announced May 21 is for 650 MW of generation from solar projects that AES is bringing online in Texas and Kansas, serving the Southwest Power Pool market.

“AES is proud to partner with Meta to deliver reliable and affordable renewable energy that supports their data center growth and ambitious sustainability goals,” said Andrés Gluski, AES president and CEO. “By providing energy solutions that offer fast time-to-power and low-cost electricity, we continue to be the partner of choice for companies, like Meta, at the forefront of artificial intelligence innovation.”

“We are thrilled to work with AES to bring forward these two solar energy projects,” said Urvi Parekh, Global Head of Energy for Meta. “These solutions support our goal for 100% clean and renewable energy and will add new generation to the grid in these markets.”

In addition to supporting Meta’s goals, these projects will provide employment opportunities and economic benefits to communities in those two states. The projects are creating hundreds of construction jobs, and contributing millions in long-term tax revenue to support local schools and counties.

AES is the largest U.S.-based global power company, with 32.7 GW in operation. The company on Wednesday said it has a backlog of 12.3 GW of signed long-term PPAs, and a pipeline of 65 GW. AES has now signed 10.1 GW of contractual arrangements with major global hyperscalers, including 7.7 GW of long-term PPAs to build renewable capacity that supports their data center energy needs.

—POWER edited this content, which was contributed by AES Corp.