The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that Enbridge is adding to its renewable energy portfolio with a $900-million (U.S.) solar project in Texas that will supply the data centre operations of Meta. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that Enbridge said Tuesday that construction has started on the 600-megawatt Clear Fork project near San Antonio. Enbridge's Matthew Akman said: "Clear Fork demonstrates the growing demand for renewable power across North America from blue-chip companies who are involved in technology and data centre operations. ... Enbridge continues to advance its world-class renewables development portfolio using our financial strength, supply chain reach and construction expertise under a low-risk commercial model that delivers strong competitive returns." Clear Fork is set to start up during the summer of 2027. Meta has signed a long-term contract for all of the project's renewable output. Data centres are huge facilities housing the computing firepower needed for artificial intelligence and other applications. It can take an enormous amount of power to run and cool them, and power generators have been reaching deals to exclusively supply big tech players' operations.