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Lafitte Solar , a 100MW plant near Monroe, will power local homes and businesses.

Project supports Meta ‘s net-zero electricity goals with Renewable Energy Certificates.

Generates approximately $32 million in regional tax revenue for schools and services.

Solar farm promotes biodiversity, using native vegetation and 600 sheep for maintenance.

Ouachita Parish residents will soon power their homes and businesses with electricity produced at a solar farm near Monroe, as more clean energy production tied to Meta’s $10 billion data center in northeast Louisiana is set to flow to the local grid by the end of 2025.

Austin-based RWE Clean Energy on Thursday announced it has completed work on the 100-megawatt Lafitte Solar plant, an event celebrated at a ribbon-cutting

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