Cypress Knee Solar - 250 MW utility-scale solar in Chicot County, Arkansas; long-term PPA with Meta supporting data-center load
Third Meta-EDPR partnership, taking cumulative procurement to 545 MW. Cypress Knee is expected to reach COD in 2028 and generate roughly $25M in new annual revenue for Chicot County. The PPA supports Meta's Louisiana data-center footprint (including the $27B Hyperion campus in Richland Parish, LA) by adding new renewable supply to the regional grid.
Deal Value
250MW
Capacity
Solar
Technology
AR
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Power Purchase & Offtake
- Seller / Sponsor
- EDP Renewables North America
- Buyer / Financier
- Meta
- Offtaker
- Meta
- Stage
- Development
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
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