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Meta Signs Offtakes for Space Solar, Long-Duration Storage Projects - Bakken Wire
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Meta Signs Offtakes for Space Solar, Long-Duration Storage Projects

The tech giant's latest power purchase agreements highlight growing corporate demand for novel clean energy, with implications for Bakken gas producers.

Bakken Wire Staff·🌅Afternoon Wire·

Facebook's parent company, Meta, has signed power offtake agreements for potential capacity from a space-based solar power project and an "ultra-long-duration" battery energy storage project, according to a report from Rigzone. The deals were announced on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

While the specific projects and their locations were not detailed in the report, the agreements signal continued aggressive investment by major technology firms in securing clean, reliable electricity for their energy-intensive data centers. Meta is a significant consumer of power for its global operations.

For Bakken natural gas producers, this trend represents both a competitive challenge and a potential opportunity. The push for advanced, firm clean energy technologies like space-based solar—which aims to provide constant power—and week-long storage could, over the long term, pressure demand for natural gas-fired generation used for grid reliability.

However, the transition to a grid incorporating these nascent technologies will take decades. In the interim, natural gas, including associated gas from Bakken oil production, remains a critical bridge fuel for providing the reliable, dispatchable power needed to balance intermittent renewable sources like wind and solar.

The development of long-duration energy storage is particularly relevant to the Williston Basin's growing wind power sector. Effective storage could mitigate curtailment issues and make North Dakota wind a more viable and stable power source for corporate offtakers, potentially attracting more industrial development to the region.

The Rigzone report did not specify the financial terms, capacity, or timeline for Meta's new offtake agreements. Such deals are typically structured as commitments to purchase power if and when the projects successfully achieve commercial operation.

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According to Rigzone.

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