Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has sealed a deal to acquire wind energy from Apex Clean Energy under a power purchase agreement (PPA). The company will purchase the entire 225 MW capacity of the Great Pathfinder Wind project in Boone and Hamilton Counties, Iowa. The wind farm is scheduled to operate in 2022.
“Our collaboration with Meta puts Great Pathfinder Wind as a best-in-class clean energy project helping communities across Iowa,” said Mark Goodwin, president and CEO of Apex Clean Energy. “Taking advantage of Iowa's vast wind resources will hasten the deployment of clean energy, create local jobs, and generate significant local and state economic investment—a trifecta of benefits that can only be achieved through trust.”
