The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - Critical Power, Google
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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PG&E sees marginal increase in data center pipeline
240MW of which is in the construction phase
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Google signs 1GW virtual power plant deal with Voltus
Biggest VPP deal signed by a hyperscaler to date
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Google expands partnership with Entergy Arkansas, will fund renewable energy and grid upgrades for West Memphis data center
Inks 440MW PPA and backs two BESS projects
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Google's EMEA energy team hiring for range of new positions
Further opportunities in the energy space at Google
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Google signs 20-year PPA with AEP for 702MW Wyoming fuel cell project
Fuel cells to be supplied by Bloom Energy
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Google's global head of advanced energy departs company
Michael Terrell leaves Google after 19 years
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Google signs 3.6GW deal with Constellation to secure power in PJM service area
Nuclear and natural gas deal covers major data center markets
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Google inks deal to support nuclear uprates at Georgia Power's Vogtle and Hatch plants
Will add 96MW of additional capacity across the two plants
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Google-backed battery storage pilot in Texas demonstrates how BESS can improve hourly carbon-free matching for data centers
Pilot undertaken by Quintrace, esVolta, and LevelTen Energy
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Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI found the AI Energy Management Alliance to support demand response capabilities within the data center sector
Joined by a range of launch partners, including Anthropic and RWE
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NextEra secures $1.9bn loan from US DOE to support restart of the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Linn County, Iowa
Plant tied to long-term PPA with Google
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Google names 28 startups as part of second AI for Energy Accelerator program
Selects 12 companies in the US and 16 in Europe
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AEP Ohio secures $18m from data center firms for bill assistance program
Meta, QTS, Amazon, SoftBank Energy, and Google all commit funds to the program
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Michigan utility DTE data center pipeline increases to more than 8GW, on the back of deals with Oracle and Google
Announces expansion to its five-year capital investment plan to support power delivery
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NextEra raises data center forecast to 8GW by 2032 at Florida subsidiary FPL
Acquires full ownership of the Duane Arnold nuclear power station
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Trump expands Ratepayer Protection Pledge with 200-plus new signatories
Including utility heavyweights Southern Company, PPL Corp, NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, and American Electric Power
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Google Cloud names Hussein Shel to lead oil & gas unit
Moves over from AWS
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Google's electricity use grew 37 percent in 2025, largest annual rise to date
Claims to have matched its electricity consumption with 100 percent renewables
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US lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to shield ratepayers from data center energy costs
Would target data centers with a capacity of 100MW or more
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Google unveils new open-source liquid-to-air cooling sidecar for air-cooled environments
Dubbed Brazos, the new system furthers OCP development of sidecar designs
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Google-backed CO2 battery firm Energy Dome to deploy 19MW system at SRP run power plant in Arizona
Expected to be operational in 2029
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Google-backed Tapestry completes first deployment of AI platform for PJM interconnection application process
Claims to have processed 811 generation applications in under an hour
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Google, Intersect Power break ground on colocated data center and 1GW+ energy project in Texas
Located in Gray and Roberts Counties, Texas
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Google signs 100MW Bring Your Own Capacity agreement with Voltus
Three year deal will see Voltus supply capacity from energy assets to Google operations across PJM grid
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Elemental Impact launches intitiative with major hyperscalers to accelerate energy and materials technology development
Partner companies include Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft
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Google launches second startup accelerator for AI and energy firms
Backed by more than 20 partner companies
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OCP members tout DC power in the data center to meet growing AI energy demands
Low voltage direct current project targets more efficient servers
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Google and I&M gain regulatory approval for demand response system at Fort Wayne data center in Indiana
Google agrees to reduce energy use at facility during periods of grid stress