Meta quits clean energy pledge amid data center expansion

Meta withdrew from the RE100 clean energy pledge after signing deals for natural gas power plants at its Louisiana Hyperion data centre, though it claims continued renewable investment. Microsoft and Google have made similar gas deals for AI data centre expansion, signalling industry-wide infrastructure choices over climate commitments.

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