Facebook finances huge solar field in Texas
Facebook has funded a huge solar cell in Andrews, Texas, as part of the company's plan to rely on clean energy to fully operate by the end of next year 2020. Facebook has collaborated with the renewable energy company Longroad Energy, which has already begun to build the solar field , Which currently holds the name Prospero Solar.
According to the US engadget site, the solar field is expected to open next year, with a field area of about 46 square kilometers. It will have an output capacity of 379 megawatts, equivalent to feeding 300,000 households of electricity, making it one of the largest fields. Energy generated by solar energy in the United States.
This is the first time Facebook has invested directly in a renewable energy project, but it is not entirely clear how much of the $ 416 million financing package covered by Facebook, but said it contributes a "large" portion of the total cost.
It is not the first time that Facebook invests in clean energy production. 75% of the company's assets are renewable energy, there are many US companies that use clean energy, and Google and Apple are planning full transition to energy Clean during the coming period.
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