Google has signed a $3 billion agreement to acquire 3 gigawatts of hydropower in Pennsylvania, marking the largest corporate deal for hydroelectric energy in history. The move is part of the company’s broader push to power its growing infrastructure with carbon-free energy sources.
In a related announcement, Google revealed plans to invest an additional $25 billion into data center expansion across the United States. The tech giant is scaling up capacity to meet surging demand driven by AI services, cloud computing, and global digital infrastructure growth.
The Pennsylvania hydropower agreement will supply enough energy to support large-scale data center operations and contribute to Google’s goal of operating entirely on carbon-free energy by 2030. Hydroelectricity is seen as a more stable and consistent source of renewable power compared to solar or wind.
The investment underscores Google’s commitment to domestic infrastructure development as competition in AI and cloud services intensifies. The company has not yet disclosed the exact locations of the planned data center builds, but construction is expected to begin later this year.
