Google has committed over $3 billion to source carbon-free hydropower from Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners through 20-year power purchase agreements for 670 megawatts from Pennsylvania plants. This initiative is part of a framework allowing up to 3 gigawatts in total. Hyper-scale tech companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft are focusing on sourcing renewable energy to meet rising power demands for their data centers, supporting net-zero targets. Brookfield will upgrade and license its hydropower facilities to meet the new obligations.
This collaboration with Brookfield is a significant step forward, ensuring clean energy supply in the PJM region where we operate. Hydropower is a proven, low-cost technology, offering dependable, homegrown, carbon-free electricity that creates jobs and builds a stronger grid for all.
Google has committed tens of billions to making sure it won't run out of power; Meta more or less bought a nuclear plant; and Microsoft has struck a deal to source power for 20 years from a nuclear plant next to another one that melted down nearly 50 years ago.
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