Meta Inks Major 2.5GW Clean Energy Deal with NextEra to Power AI and Data Center Growth
December 9, 2025
In a landmark move underscoring the tech industry's escalating energy demands, Meta Platforms Inc. has entered into a sweeping portfolio of clean energy agreements with NextEra Energy Resources, securing a total of 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable capacity across the United States. The deal, one of the largest corporate procurement packages announced this year, highlights the critical role of power purchase agreements (PPAs) in enabling hyperscale operators to meet ambitious sustainability targets while fueling the explosive growth of artificial intelligence and data-intensive services.
The agreement, finalized this week, comprises 11 solar power purchase agreements and two energy storage agreements. The bulk of the capacity, approximately 2.1 GW from nine solar projects, will be developed by NextEra Energy Resources in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Southwest Power Pool (SPP), and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) markets. In a separate arrangement in New Mexico, Meta signed deals for an additional 190 MW of solar power coupled with 168 MW of battery energy storage in Valencia and De Baca counties. This New Mexico portfolio is designed to integrate with the local grid under PNM's Rate 36B, a structure that allows large customers to directly support and consume from new renewable projects.
Urvi Parekh, head of energy at Meta, stated, "We are proud to continue our collaboration with NextEra Energy Resources in advancing energy infrastructure and storage solutions." Parekh emphasized that the integration of over 2.1 GW across three major grid regions, plus the 350+ MW collaboration in New Mexico, demonstrates how industry cooperation can drive technological progress and strengthen America's energy infrastructure to support data center operations.
The projects are slated to come online between 2026 and 2028, with construction expected to create up to 2,440 jobs. This new portfolio significantly expands upon an existing relationship, building on up to 500 MW of projects from which Meta already offtakes power. Brian Bolster, president and CEO of NextEra Energy Resources, commented on the strategic importance of the deal, saying, "We are incredibly excited to grow our collaboration with Meta, one of America's iconic companies. These agreements demonstrate our continued commitment to bring energy solutions to help grow the American economy, drive innovation, and ensure the US wins the AI race."
The scale of this procurement signals a intensifying trend among cloud and AI giants to lock in long-term, gigawatt-scale clean energy supplies. It follows a series of major deals by NextEra with other tech leaders, including a multi-project agreement with Google announced last fall. For Meta, this investment is a direct response to the soaring electricity needs of its global data center fleet, which is undergoing rapid expansion to support next-generation AI workloads. Analysts view such contracts as essential for de-risking grid integration, managing long-term energy costs, and providing the market certainty needed to accelerate the build-out of utility-scale renewable and storage assets nationwide.
Source: datacenterdynamics
