Clean energy developer and operator Clearway announced a series of new long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Google, providing the tech giant with nearly 1.2 GW of carbon-free energy to power its data centers from new projects across three U.S. states.
According to Clearway, the new Missouri, Texas, and West Virginia-based projects will deliver carbon-free energy to local grids to support Google’s data centers in SPP, ERCOT, and PJM for up to 20 years.
Construction on the projects is expected to begin this year, with the first sites expected to come online in 2027 and 2028. Clearway said that the projects represent more than $2.4 billion in investment in infrastructure.
Valerie Wooley, Senior Vice President of Origination at Clearway, said:
“Clearway is proud to collaborate with Google on a diverse portfolio of projects that will deliver near-term energy and capacity to help power Google’s data centers across regions experiencing historic load growth. These projects represent the next step in Clearway’s accelerated digital infrastructure development program, which is delivering speed to power across the country at the massive scale needed to enable data center growth.”
Google’s environmental targets include 2030 goals to reach net zero emissions across its operations and value chain, and its 24/7 CFE ambition, aiming to run its entire business on carbon-free energy (CFE) by 2030, matching electricity demand with CFE supply every hour of every day, in every region where the company operates. The company has signed more than 170 agreements to purchase over 22 GW of clean energy generation since 2010. Despite Google’s growing energy usage, the company recently reported that it managed to reduce the carbon emissions from its data centers by 12% in 2024.
Amanda Peterson Corio, Global Head of Data Center Energy, Google, said:
“Strengthening the grid by deploying more reliable and clean energy is crucial for supporting the digital infrastructure that businesses and individuals depend on. Our collaboration with Clearway will help power our data centers and the broader economic growth of communities within SPP, ERCOT, and PJM footprints.”
