Meta signs PPA for 172 MW of Louisiana solar

Meta has signed a long-term deal to buy power from a new 172-megawatt solar project called Mowata Solar, being built in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. The deal is a power purchase agreement, or PPA, meaning Meta commits to buying the electricity the project generates over many years. The project is being developed by Lightsource bp, which has worked with Meta before on a similar solar project in Ohio. Construction is set to begin later this year and is expected to create 250 to 350 jobs, with Lightsource bp investing $237 million in the project.

This is not a program homeowners can sign up for. It adds new solar generation to the regional grid in Louisiana rather than offering rebates or incentives for home upgrades. Deals like this can matter to homeowners indirectly, since more generation added to a local grid can affect electricity supply and, over time, prices and reliability in that area.

Lightsource bp has also made community commitments tied to the project, including a $400,000 contribution to the Acadia Parish Industrial Development Board for local education and infrastructure, and a land management plan to restore native prairie habitat on the site. None of this changes what's available to homeowners looking into solar panels, heat pumps, or weatherization work on their own homes — it is a corporate energy purchase, not a residential program.