State Representative Regan Deering is praising a new deal between Constellation Energy and Meta.  The deal is a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) which allows the social media company to buy clean energy attributes from the Clinton-based energy provider.  Deering says the deal ensures there will still be well-paid jobs in the area without a significant tax burden on area residents. 

Constellation and Meta say the agreement will preserve over a thousand local jobs, boost tax revenue by $13.5 million, and help the social media giant in its efforts to use renewable energy.  Constellation will be able to increase clean energy output in central and southern Illinois.  The contract also ensures the Clinton Clean Energy Center will no longer have to close, as was previously slated. 

More information on Constellation Energy is available at www.constellation.com.  More information on Representative Deering can be found at www.RepDeering.com.