Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has signed a deal with a developer for two large-scale solar farms in rural Louisiana, projects tied to the tech giant's construction of its largest data center yet in the state's northeast.

The 385-megawatt projects, with developer Treaty Oaks, will generate enough power for around 80,000 homes. Meta will purchase the solar energy generated at the two sites in Morehouse and Sabine Parishes.

The clean energy will flow directly to the region's grid, helping Meta offset a small portion of the emissions from the three gas-fired electricity plants being built for its $27 billion AI data center in Richland Parish. The data center needs at least 2600 megawatts.

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's founder, said in July that he planned to expand the m

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