Gov. Terry McAuliffe (center) announced the Facebook project for Henrico County on Thursday at the state Capitol. The Facebook deal is tied to Dominion Energy’s plan to build $250 million in solar facilities in Virginia.
Facebook will need plenty of electricity to power the data center it plans to build in eastern Henrico County, but the company says it’s got to be green.
The company’s $750 million investment in a new data center in White Oak Technology Park is wired to a Dominion Energy plan to build up to $250 million in solar power facilities across Virginia that would be paid for through a special rate for Facebook and other big customers.
