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Alphabet to Acquire Intersect for $4.75 Billion to Power AI Data Centers

The purchase aims to speed co-located power projects that match new data-center loads.

Overview

  • Alphabet will pay $4.75 billion in cash and assume debt to buy Intersect, strengthening energy access for rapidly expanding AI and cloud operations.
  • The deal includes Intersect’s team and multiple gigawatts of energy and data-center projects in development or under construction, with a co-located site underway in Haskell County, Texas.
  • Intersect will continue operating under its own brand in close collaboration with Google’s technical infrastructure group.
  • Intersect’s operating assets in Texas, plus operating and in‑development assets in California, are excluded and will remain with TPG Rise Climate, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, and Greenbelt Capital Partners.
  • The companies expect closing in the first half of 2026, and they plan to explore advanced geothermal, long‑duration storage, and gas with carbon capture to expand reliable power supply.