Meta quits clean energy pledge amid data center expansion

Meta has withdrawn from RE100, a global corporate renewable energy pledge, after signing deals to bring natural gas power plants online to support its expanding data center footprint. Microsoft and Google are pursuing similar natural gas partnerships despite their own clean energy commitments.

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