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FactIn ProgressBusiness·April 3, 2026
Google's Broad Clean Energy Portfolio: Nuclear Restart, Geothermal, Co-Located Renewables, and Hydro Investments
Google is restarting Iowa's only nuclear plant under a 25-year PPA, paying $3B to keep Pennsylvania hydroelectric dams on the grid, signing off-take agreements for enhanced geothermal, iron-air batteries, advanced fission, and fusion, and partnering with AES on an 850 MW co-located solar/wind data center in Texas bringing ~2 GW of load online in 2027-2028.
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Evidence40%Reported
Based on trade press
Single publisher source
Insights
First tracked
April 3, 2026
Last updated
April 3, 2026
Sources
1 source
Related Developments
Fortune: Speculation of AI Bubble Threatens Data Center OverinvestmentGoogle CEO Pichai Says Space-Based Data Centers Will Be Normal Within a Decade; Pilot Satellites Planned for Early 2027Google Launches Lyria 3 Pro AI Music Generation Model with 3-Minute Track CapabilityAlphabet's Google Cloud Revenue Growth Cited at 48% Year-Over-YearCleanTechnica: Google's Clean Energy Investments Extensive but Natural Gas Expansion Undermines Carbon Goals