Google announces $40B Texas investment for cloud and AI

Google announced a new $40 billion investment in Texas through 2027 to build cloud and AI infrastructure, including new data center campuses in Armstrong and Haskell Counties.

• Main announcement: Google will invest $40 billion through 2027 to expand cloud and AI infrastructure in Texas, including new data center campuses in Armstrong County and Haskell County; the plan includes a $30 million Energy Impact Fund to scale energy initiatives, and agreements delivering more than 6,200 megawatts of new generation/capacity via power purchase agreements (PPAs). One Haskell County data center will be co-located with a new solar and battery storage plant.
• Background and implementation details: With Google support, electrical training ALLIANCE will train existing electrical workers and more than 1,700 apprentices in Texas by 2030 (doubling the projected electrician pipeline); PPAs with energy developers will supply the >6,200 MW capacity, and the Energy Impact Fund will scale local energy initiatives. A community event in Midlothian, TX featured Congressman Jake Ellzey, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly, Governor Greg Abbott, CEO Sundar Pichai, and Google Senior Director Amanda Peterson Corio.