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FactConfirmedProduct·February 26, 2026
Google Announces Minnesota Data Center Powered by Wind, Solar, and Form Energy Iron-Air Battery
Google announced a new data center in Minnesota to be powered by 1.4 gigawatts of wind, 200 megawatts of solar, and a 300 MW / 100-hour iron-air battery system built by Form Energy, for which Google paid approximately $1 billion.
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Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour batteryTechCrunch·Feb 26
Evidence Strength
Evidence45%Reported
Based on original reporting
Single publisher source
Insights
First tracked
February 26, 2026
Last updated
February 26, 2026
Sources
1 source
Related Developments
Gemini Adopted by Apple for Apple Intelligence and Siri FeaturesGoogle Seeks Liquid Cooling Equipment from Chinese Suppliers for AI Data CentersGermany Plans to Double AI Data Center Capacity by 2030, Targeting Google Among OthersBofA Forecasts $15 Billion in Alphabet Investment-Grade Debt Issuance for AI InfrastructureAlphabet Pitches Google Cloud Defense Partnership to Pentagon