{"id":14792,"date":"2023-12-19T15:58:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esgtoday.com\/?p=14792"},"modified":"2023-12-19T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T16:01:07","slug":"meta-signs-deal-for-330mw-of-renewable-energy-in-illinois-and-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esgtoday.com\/meta-signs-deal-for-330mw-of-renewable-energy-in-illinois-and-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Signs Deal for 330MW of Renewable Energy in Illinois and Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-14792\" data-postid=\"14792\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-14792 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<p>Utility-scale solar developer and battery storage company Adapture Renewables, announced today that it has signed three Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreements (EAPAs) with Meta to procure 330MW of renewable energy from three solar projects under development in Illinois and Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta is one of the largest corporate buyers of renewable energy, and the company achieved its goal to meet 100% of its operational energy needs with renewable sources in 2020. 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Our partnership with Adapture Renewables underscores our dedication to utilizing renewable energy to support our facilities and fostering a cleaner, greener future for all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Adapture, each of the three solar projects are situated in federally designated energy communities where a coal facility had been closed, bringing clean energy investment, jobs and revenue to regions that have been historically dependent on fossil fuels and disproportionately burdened by pollution. 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