GHG Emissions, Commercial, Solar  -  September 10, 2024

Google Adds 128 MW Texas Solar

Google signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 128 megawatts (MW) of sustainable electricity from X-ELIO’s Bell Solar PV Plant located in Texas.

The solar farm is expected to start operations in the second half of 2025 with a total capacity of 128 MW, which will be used by Google to support its operations in Texas. The agreement will consist of a physical PPA in which X-ELIO, through a shared network, will enable the direct delivery of power to Google.

The Bell PV Plant will also include a 100-MW battery energy storage system to provide energy demand support on a 24/7 basis. 

“Google is committed to powering our data centers, cloud regions, and offices around the world with 24/7 carbon-free energy by 2030,” said Amanda Peterson Corio, Global Head of Data Center Energy at Google, in a statement. “We are excited to take part in this new agreement with X-ELIO that will expand our carbon-free energy portfolio and supply our operations in Texas with clean power. This agreement is a strong example of how executing PPAs more efficiently through our new scalable procurement approach evolves the way the industry sells and purchases power, and accelerates the buildout of carbon free electricity.”

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