EDP Renewables North America has broken ground on its 250 MW Cypress Knee solar development in Chicot County, Arkansas, adding a substantial construction project to the state’s power pipeline.
The company announced the milestone on 4 November. A long-term power purchase agreement with Meta supports the development, which is expected to be completed in 2028.
EDPR forecasts several hundred jobs at peak construction and approximately $25 million in new county revenue over the project’s lifetime. These are anticipated benefits, rather than current vacancy totals or revenue already received.
The agreement supports Meta’s objective of matching its annual electricity consumption with renewable generation. It does not mean the solar plant will provide continuous, round-the-clock electricity to a particular data centre.
The announcement establishes the start of construction activity; commissioning and delivery of power remain future milestones. EDPR did not disclose the project’s investment value in the release.
Source: original announcement.
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Image credit: Illustrative US solar-sector file photograph: part of Double Black Diamond solar farm, Sangamon County, Illinois, 6 June 2026. This is not Cypress Knee in Arkansas. Visviva / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; same licence retained.
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