Google commits to protect ratepayers and add new energy

Google has announced its formal support for the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge and detailed actions it will take to protect ratepayers, add new energy, and strengthen grid resilience.

• Main announcement: Google will pay 100% of the power its data centers use and fund any new infrastructure costs directly driven by its growth, adopt and accelerate the Capacity Commitment Framework (CCF) (first adopted in early 2025), and commit to bringing net-new energy to the grid; Google states it has added more than 22 GW of new energy to global grids over the past decade and will pursue advanced nuclear, geothermal, and long-duration storage projects (including restarting a U.S. nuclear plant in Iowa).
• Background and details: Google plans additional measures to improve grid resilience (partnerships with CTC Global to scale advanced conductors and Intersect Power to colocate data center load with generation), to pursue new rate structures like the Clean Transition Tariff (CTT), and to expand workforce programs such as the electrical training ALLIANCE aiming to increase the electrical workforce pipeline by 70% within five years; Google also highlights operational efficiency (trailing 12-month PUE 1.09 vs industry average 1.56).