Google Aggressively Moves Towards Clean Energy Resources
Google is expanding its clean power portfolio with deals for 842 megawatts of solar and wind power, moving a step closer to the company's goal of powering 100% of their operations with clean energy. Today’s agreements will add an additional 842 megawatts of renewable energy capacity to power our data centers. These additional 842 megawatts represent a range of locations and technologies, from a wind farm in Sweden to a solar plant in Chile.
The Alphabet Inc. unit has contracts for 2 gigawatts of renewable energy worldwide, according to a statement Thursday.
The announcement coincides with the climate talks in Paris, where envoys from almost 200 nations are seeking to complete a global deal to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Google will buy 200 megawatts of power from Renewable Energy Systems Americas's Bluestem wind project, and 200 megawatts from Electricite de France SA’s Great Western wind project, both of which will be built in Oklahoma. The company will also buy 225 megawatts of U.S. wind power from independent power producer Invenergy LLC.
In Chile, Google will use 80 megawatts of solar power from Acciona Energia SA’s El Romero farm, which will be built in the Atacama region. And in Sweden, the company agreed to buy 76 megawatts of wind power from Eolus Vind AB’s Jenasen wind project, which will be built in Vasternorrland County.
In 2010, Google entered their first large-scale renewable power purchase agreement with a wind farm in Iowa.