Idaho has officially switched on a major new solar farm capable of generating enough electricity to power up to 25,000 homes.
However, nearly all of that new clean energy is already accounted for by Meta, which plans to use it for its massive new data center.
What happened?
According to a report from the Idaho Statesman shared by The Spokesman-Review, Eastern Ada County added 125 megawatts of power this week when Salt Lake City-based rPlus Energies began operating the Pleasant Valley 2 solar farm.
Through an agreement involving Idaho Power and Meta, the project will supply part of the electricity for Meta’s planned $800 million Kuna data center…