Overview
- Google will build one campus in Armstrong County and two in Haskell County, with one Haskell site paired with a new solar-plus-battery plant.
- The company says it has contracted more than 6,200 megawatts of new power for Texas and is creating a $30 million Energy Impact Fund to support efficiency and grid initiatives.
- Funding includes workforce programs to train existing electrical workers and more than 1,700 apprentices in Texas by 2030, with the company projecting thousands of jobs.
- Texas leaders praised the plan as Google’s largest investment in any U.S. state, and the company will also keep investing in its Midlothian data center and Dallas cloud region.
- Grid and water experts warn of rising strain from data centers, with ERCOT forecasting sharp demand growth and a new state law allowing curtailment of large non‑critical users during emergencies.