Facebook, it turns out, is a key reason PacifiCorp moved quickly this year to acquire and begin work on a proposed Montana wind farm that had been kicking around for nearly a decade. The social media giant had agreed to buy the renewable energy credits generated by the 239.8 megawatt Pryor Mountain Wind Project, according to a PacifiCorp filing with utility regulators in Oregon. The deal is similar to Facebook’s agreement last year to purchase RECs from several new solar projects on PacifiCorp’s system, including two near Prineville, Oregon, where Facebook has a big data center complex. Read More...
Facebook deal spurs PacifiCorp’s rush to build a Montana wind farm
Facebook, it turns out, is a key reason PacifiCorp moved quickly this year to acquire and begin work on a proposed Montana wind farm that had been kicking around for nearly a decade. The social media giant had agreed to buy the renewable energy credits generated by the 239.8 megawatt Pryor Mountain Wind Project, according to a PacifiCorp filing with utility regulators in Oregon. The deal is similar to Facebook’s agreement last year to purchase RECs from several new solar projects on PacifiCorp’s system, including two near Prineville, Oregon, where Facebook has a big data center complex.
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