Google Signs a Record $3-Billion Hydropower Deal to Power AI

Google has signed a $3-billion agreement to source electricity for data centers from Brookfield Asset Management’s hydropower facilities, in the world’s largest corporate clean power deal for hydroelectricity, the asset manager said on Tuesday. The first contracts executed under the agreement to deliver up to 3 gigawatts (GW) of carbon-free hydroelectric capacity across the United States are for Brookfield’s Holtwood and Safe Harbor hydroelectric facilities in Pennsylvania, representing more than 670 MW of capacity. The 20-year…