Google Announces $40 Billion Texas Investment to Build Massive Cloud and AI Infrastructure Through 2027
Summary
Google commits $40 billion to build massive cloud and AI data centers across Texas through 2027, creating over 1,700 electrical apprenticeships and generating 6,200+ megawatts of new energy capacity including solar power integration.
Key Points
- Google announces a $40 billion investment in Texas through 2027 to build new cloud and AI infrastructure, including data center campuses in Armstrong and Haskell Counties
- The investment includes a $30 million Energy Impact Fund and more than 6,200 megawatts of new energy generation through power purchase agreements, with one data center being built alongside a solar and battery storage plant
- Google partners with electrical training ALLIANCE to train over 1,700 apprentices by 2030, more than doubling the projected pipeline of new electricians in Texas