Overview
- Google will build a new cloud data center in Dietzenbach and expand its Hanau site, with further growth planned for Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin.
- The 2026–2029 program includes waste‑heat reuse with utility EVO to supply about 2,000 households and an expanded 24/7 clean‑energy partnership with Engie through 2030, with Google targeting 85% or more CO2‑free operation in Germany in 2026.
- Google describes the plan as its largest yet for Germany and says it will support roughly 9,000 jobs per year through 2029, according to the company’s presentation in Berlin.
- Bitkom’s new study pegs Germany’s installed data‑center capacity at about 3,000 MW in 2025 and projects more than 5,000 MW by 2030, with AI‑dedicated capacity quadrupling to roughly 2,020 MW.
- Industry leaders warn Germany trails the US and China on scale and urge faster permitting and competitive power prices as electricity use by German data centers reaches about 21.3 billion kWh, with Frankfurt’s cluster accounting for over one‑third of national capacity.