Rocky Mountain Power has announced that it would be building a new 120MW solar farm in Iron County, Utah, for Facebook. The solar farm will power Facebook’s Eagle Mountain data center. Head of renewable energy at Facebook, Urvi Parekh, commented on the development. He said the Company is happy to be adding new solar energy to the electrical grid in Utah. He also said that Facebook is committed to supporting all of its operations with 100 percent renewable energy and its partnership with Rocky Mountain Power and rPlus Energies helps to achieve that.
While Rocky Mountain Power will develop the solar farm, rPlus Energies will lead the development. CEO of rPlus Energies, Luigi Resta, also spoke about the deal. He said that the Company looks forward to helping Facebook and Rocky Mountain Power tap the great solar capacity in Iron County, Utah. The solar farm is scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2023.
