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Google Locks In 3-GW Hydropower Pact and Commits $25B to PJM AI Infrastructure

The 20-year Brookfield deal upgrades two Pennsylvania hydropower dams with AI-driven tools designed to speed grid integration on PJM.

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Overview

  • The $25 billion investment over two years will scale Google’s data center and AI infrastructure across the 13-state PJM Interconnection region.
  • The 20-year, $3 billion power purchase agreements with Brookfield Asset Management cover two Pennsylvania hydropower facilities under a 3 GW U.S. procurement framework.
  • Upgrades and relicensing of the hydropower plants are designed to boost clean electricity output for growing AI workloads.
  • Google and PJM Interconnection plan to use AI-driven tools to accelerate interconnection of new renewable energy projects.
  • These deals support Google’s push to meet rapidly rising electricity demand as it works toward its net-zero carbon pledge by 2030.