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The tech giant plans to fund enough new wind, solar, and long-duration storage to cover the project’s power demand and avoid shifting costs to ratepayers.
In an exclusive interview, Google’s new AI infrastructure chief says the tech giant has a “significant investment” planned. At current levels, Forbes projects it could be a very big number indeed.
Google has lifted the veil of secrecy that shrouded a controversial proposal to build a massive data center in the rural southwest corner of this city. The firm took public ownership of the project for the first time Tuesday morning,
“I assume as they’ve done across the country, they’re looking for less regulation when it comes to water specifically, and to pay less money to provide a larger return,” Supervisor Sami Scheetz said.
County officials say Google officials have expressed their intent to seek voluntary annexation into Palo, moving the proposed project site out of the county’s jurisdiction.
Residents and local leaders in Botetourt County are once again raising questions about transparency and public involvement as the community navigates major development projects, including a proposed Google data center and the Rocky Forge Wind Project.
Google has announced that they are the company behind the proposed 1.8 million square foot data center in Hermantown.
Google has announced a new data center with energy agreements in a rural Texas county, officials say. The data center will be co-located with the power generation company AES for a clean power
Minnesota Power revealed this week they have reached an Electric Service Agreement with Google for a proposed data center in northern Minnesota.
The AI and data center boom is here, but communities nationwide are pushing back. Here is a closer look at the industry and issues around it.
Western Virginia Water Authority serves more than 70,000 customers across the Roanoke Valley, and it will soon serve one more massive customer, Google. After Google and