Canada-based power infrastructure firm Enbridge introduced a brand new $1.2 billion photo voltaic and battery power storage (BESS) mission in Wyoming to help tech big Meta’s rising information heart operations, increasing the businesses’ clear power partnership to roughly 1.6 GW of contracted capability throughout North America.
In response to the businesses, the brand new Cowboy Undertaking, situated close to Cheyenne, Wyoming, will mix 365 MW of photo voltaic technology capability with a 200 MW/1600 MWh battery power storage system, and is designed to ship dispatchable energy, enhance grid resiliency, and help larger integration of renewable power into the regional energy system.
Underneath the settlement, Cheyenne Mild, Gasoline and Energy (CLFP) will ship the mission’s energy to Meta via Wyoming’s Massive Energy Contract Service (LPCS) tariff, which allows utilities to supply renewable and market-based power choices to large-load clients resembling information facilities with out impacting retail electrical energy charges. The BESS capability will likely be contracted underneath a long-term, battery tolling settlement with CLFP underneath the identical LPCS tariff, with electrical car maker Tesla supplying and servicing the batteries.
Meta, the proprietor of Fb, Instagram, and WhatsApp, ranked as the biggest company clear power offtaker globally in 2025, in accordance with a current report by BloombergNEF, contracting 10.24 GW within the yr. The corporate has set targets to achieve net-zero emissions throughout its worth chain by 2030, and to proceed to match 100% of the electrical energy utilized in its information facilities and places of work with renewable power.
Amanda Yang, Head of Clear and Renewable Power, Meta stated:
“We’re dedicated to supporting tasks that add new power to the grid whereas strengthening reliability in our information heart communities. In partnership with Enbridge and Cheyenne Mild, Gasoline and Energy, the Cowboy Undertaking’s 1600 MWh battery system paired with 365 MW of photo voltaic, will ship versatile, dependable energy that advantages the broader grid, together with our information heart operations.”
The primary section of the mission is a part of Enbridge’s broader energy portfolio supporting Meta, together with Clear Fork Photo voltaic (600 MW), Easter Wind (152 MW), and Cone Wind (300 MW), all situated in Texas, with the brand new mission anticipated to enter service by the tip of 2027, the businesses stated.
Allen Capps, Enbridge’s Senior Vice President of Company Technique and President of its energy enterprise stated:
“By integrating utility-scale photo voltaic with battery storage, we’re delivering dependable, scalable power options that help Meta’s information heart operations whereas strengthening grid efficiency.”
