Google has a new deal to buy 600 megawatts of solar power
By ForGeeks Google continues to expand its investment in renewable energy with a new deal to buy 600 megawatts of solar power to power its data centers. The initiative includes solar and battery projects from EnergyRe in South Carolina, which plans to develop a total of 16 gigawatts of such facilities. Most of the projects are around 60 to 75 MW, with some exceeding those numbers.
Some of the projects are in the range of 60 to 75 MW, with some exceeding those numbers.
As part of its strategy to achieve environmental sustainability, Google continues to invest heavily in renewable energy development. Last year, the company announced it would invest $20 billion in Intersect Power and TPG Rise Climate projects to build zero-carbon power plants to provide electricity to data centers. In January, Google signed a contract to buy more than 700 megawatts of solar capacity from Leeward Renewable Energy in Oklahoma.
At the same time, Google has signed a contract to buy more than 700 megawatts of solar capacity from Leeward Renewable Energy in Oklahoma.
The company’s goal is to completely eliminate its energy-related carbon footprint by 2030. In recent years, Google has been investing heavily in renewable energy to meet the growing need for computing power, especially as artificial intelligence advances. In 2023, the company has contracts to purchase 4 gigawatts of clean energy.
It’s not just Google that’s showing activity: Microsoft has added hundreds of megawatts of solar power this year, including a 475 MW purchase in March, and Meta* signed contracts for 595 MW and 505 MW of solar power in January and February, respectively. These initiatives confirm the overall trend of tech giants to shift to clean energy and reduce their carbon footprints.
* Owned by Meta, it is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia and its activities are banned.
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