- Google says it will spend £ 3 billion at 670mw in hydropower PPAs
- The trade could end up producing up to 3,000 MW hydroelectric power
- Google Data Center Energy Consumption has increased by 27%, emissions have fallen 12%declined
Google has agreed to spend at least $ 3 billion as part of an agreement to increase its portfolio of renewable energy as the requirements increase in line with the demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
The trade with Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners includes 20-year power purchase agreements for 670 megawatt clean energy via two Pennsylvania hydroelectric plants in Holtwood and Safe Harbor.
Although Google has offered a great deal of renewable energy in recent years, this marks the world’s largest company’s power agreement for hydropower.
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Already a significant starting point, Brookfield noted that the Hydro Framework Agreement will support the delivery of up to 3,000 megawatt carbon-free hydropower capacity throughout the United States.
The move is in line with Google’s efforts to operate its data centers with carbon -free energy around the clock and comes in an era with increased investment in green energy. Hypercaler -Rivals such as Amazon, Meta and Microsoft have also spread on nuclear, gas and renewable energy to meet demand.
“Hydroof is a proven cheap technology that offers reliable, homework, carbon-free electricity that creates jobs and builds a stronger grid for everyone,” explained Google leader of Data Center Energi Amanda Peterson Corio.
Brookfield Asset Management President Connor Teskey welcomed the investment and noted that Hyperscalers will need to diversify their energy production to meet the demand in scale.
Although waves in AI and Cloud Computing have resulted in higher demand for data centers, Google’s latest sustainability report from 2025 revealed how the company managed to reduce the emissions for data center by 12% despite an increase in energy consumption of 27%. Over the past year, the company acquired more than eight gigawatts of pure energy.
Improvements in energy efficiency to its AI systems, including power-hungry GPUs, have also resulted in a reduction in water consumption, typically used for cooling. After only refilling 64% of the water it used in 2025, there is still a long way to go.
