--- title: Meta leaves RE100 clean energy pact after decade of... description: Meta has withdrawn from the RE100 clean energy initiative after a decade of membership, citing an inability to meet the group's technical criteria. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-leaves-re100-clean-energy-pact-after-decade-of-membership-as-gas-buildout-grows-m9u5aqtjz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta leaves RE100 clean energy pact after decade of membership as gas buildout grows | daily.dev og:description: Meta has withdrawn from the RE100 clean energy initiative after a decade of membership, citing an inability to meet the group's technical criteria. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-leaves-re100-clean-energy-pact-after-decade-of-membership-as-gas-buildout-grows-m9u5aqtjz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/M9u5aqTJz.png og:image:alt: Meta leaves RE100 clean energy pact after decade of membership as gas buildout grows og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meta leaves RE100 clean energy pact after decade of membership as gas buildout grows **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Meta has withdrawn from the RE100 clean energy initiative after a decade of membership, citing an inability to meet the group's technical criteria. The departure follows Meta's commitment to build 10 natural gas plants totaling over 7 gigawatts for its Hyperion AI data centre campus in Louisiana, plus a 200 MW gas plant in Ohio. RE100 requires members to source 100% of electricity from renewables. Meta still claims to match its consumption via renewable energy certificate purchases, a practice critics call 'paper compliance.' The exit highlights a broader tension in the AI industry, where surging power demands are outpacing renewable supply and pushing companies toward natural gas as a bridge fuel. Microsoft's recent 20-year gas deal with Chevron raises questions about whether other tech giants may face similar RE100 scrutiny. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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