- Google announced new collaborations with Energix Renewables and Swift Current Energy to support its goal of 24/7 carbon-free energy in the PJM region, which includes Ohio, Virginia, and Indiana. - The company aims to be a responsible grid citizen while meeting the increasing demand for its products and services. - Challenges in bringing new clean energy online have arisen due to the supply of new transmission and resources not keeping up with the region's economic growth. - Google is working with Energix Renewables to invest in and purchase power from a 1.5 gigawatt portfolio of new solar projects in the PJM grid over the next three years. - This investment framework will expedite the construction of planned solar projects, moving construction start dates up to 2024. - In collaboration with Swift Current Energy, Google is enabling a 299 megawatt clean energy project called Black Diamond, which requires minimal upgrades to the grid for connection. - Google is also investing in Double Black Diamond, a 593 megawatt solar project that will be the largest in the Midwest Independent System Operator grid system. - These initiatives complement a previously announced partnership with EDPR NA Distributed Generation to create a 500 megawatt community-based solar energy portfolio in Ohio. - This collaboration includes funding for pre-weatherization efforts to assist low- and moderate-income households in accessing energy efficiency programs. - Google recognizes that electricity decarbonization is a complex, system-wide challenge requiring collaboration across the industry to develop clean energy solutions for the grids where it operates. - For more information about Google data centers and sustainability efforts, users can visit google.com/datacenters and sustainability.google.

Google - New ways we're advancing our clean energy commitments in the U.S.

Today we’re announcing new collaborations with Energix Renewables and Swift Current Energy to support our 24/7 carbon free energy goal on the PJM region electrical grid in Ohio, Virginia and Indiana.

As we work toward our ambitious goal to run on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) and meet increasing demand for Google products and services, being a responsible grid citizen is one of our top priorities. Today we’re announcing collaborative efforts with Energix Renewables and Swift Current Energy that support decarbonizing the electricity that supplies our operations in Ohio and Virginia, including our new site under construction in Indiana.

Bringing new CFE online in the region has been challenging as the supply of new transmission and clean energy resources has not kept up with the region’s accelerated economic growth. A high volume of new clean energy projects and associated transmission system upgrades has created a backlog, delaying the generation of new sources of CFE.

In order to help overcome these challenges, and deliver 24/7 CFE onto the grid where these data centers operate, we’ve worked with Energix Renewables on an investment framework that allows us to invest in, and buy power from, a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) portfolio of new solar projects throughout the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) grid over the next three years. By providing both investment capital and energy offtake, these projects have a clearer path to construction, bringing the planned construction start of 150 MW of queue backlog from 2025 ahead to 2024.

In collaboration with Swift Current Energy, we’re enabling a 299 megawatt (MW) clean energy project in PJM. The solar project called Black Diamond was designed to require minimal network upgrades to connect to the grid, resulting in an earlier delivery of CFE projects than those in similar stages of development. In addition, we are investing alongside Swift Current Energy in a 593 MW solar project, Double Black Diamond, which will be the largest solar project in the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) grid system.

These new initiatives in the region are in addition to the partnership we announced last year with EDPR NA Distributed Generation (EDPR NA DG) to create a 500 MW community-based solar energy portfolio, adding new generation to the grid with projects primarily in Ohio. This collaboration also funds pre-weatherization efforts, helping low- and moderate-income (LMI) households access energy efficiency programs and reduce the burden of energy costs.

Looking to the Future

Electricity decarbonization is a system-wide challenge, and there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. We are committed to collaborating across the industry to develop new ways to bring new, clean energy to the grids where we operate — enabling the digital products and services that both businesses and individuals use every day.

To learn more about Google data centers, visit google.com/datacenters, and sustainability.google for more information about our broad sustainability efforts.