Echols Grove Solar (253 MWdc, Lamar County TX) + Cedar Range Solar (188 MWdc, Hopkins County TX) — 441 MWdc total portfolio, Texas (ERCOT)
Zelestra signs long-term corporate PPAs with Meta for a 441 MWdc two-project solar portfolio in Texas. Echols Grove (253 MWdc, Lamar County) and Cedar Range (188 MWdc, Hopkins County) were under construction as of the announcement. Zelestra is the US brand of Spain-based X-Elio Energy, backed by KKR.
441MW
Capacity
Solar
Technology
TX
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Corporate PPA
- Seller / Sponsor
- Zelestra (formerly known as X-Elio Energy)
- Buyer / Financier
- Meta Platforms
- Offtaker
- Meta Platforms
- Deal Value
- Undisclosed
- Stage
- Construction
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
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