In around six years, the agreement, which has been sent to state utility authorities for approval, will raise the quantity of carbon-free geothermal energy Google uses for its operations from 3.5 megawatts to 115 megawatts in the local power grid, the company said in a statement.
Google, a US technology corporation, said on Wednesday that it has reached a deal with Berkshire Hathaway's electric utility, NV Energy, to use cutting-edge geothermal energy to power its data centers in Nevada.
In around six years, the agreement, which has been sent to state utility authorities for approval, will raise the quantity of carbon-free geothermal energy Google uses for its operations from 3.5 megawatts to 115 megawatts in the local power grid, the company said in a statement.
The arrangement is made at a time when the largest technological firms in the world are searching for enormous quantities of energy to run their gigantic computer warehouses, or data centers, which are developing quickly to support technologies like cloud computing and generative artificial intelligence.
Google is moving closer to its goal of using only renewable energy by 2030 thanks to this agreement.
Google has said that it intends to invest at least $4 billion in the construction or expansion of data centers in Virginia, Missouri, and Indiana as far this year.
As to Google's most recent environmental report, 64% of the energy used to power its worldwide operations comes from carbon-free sources like solar and wind power.
Companies with extremely significant growing energy demands and climate objectives now have a new option to purchase power in regulated power markets thanks to the cooperation with NV Energy.
Regulated power markets may be difficult for businesses looking for 100% clean energy since they need electricity to be acquired via the local utility rather than directly from a power source.
Under the terms of the deal, Google was given direct access to NV Energy's power generating resource planning and was tasked with creating the Clean Transition Tariff—a tariff structure that it hopes to see implemented throughout the nation.
Late this month, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon signed a similar arrangement with Duke Energy, which operates in regulated states.
In order to make the transaction possible, NV Energy signed a power purchase agreement with Fervo Energy, a developer of innovative geothermal technology, which is now providing Google with 3.5 megawatts of electricity after the company's 2021 trial program.
Since solar and wind energy sources rely on the presence of sunlight and wind, businesses looking for reliable, clean capacity have been forced to take into account outdated nuclear or underutilized technologies like geothermal.
According to the Energy Information Administration, geothermal energy—which harnesses naturally existing subsurface heat to generate sustainable power—makes up almost 10% of Nevada's total electricity output, making it the highest of any state in the union.
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