Google's entire energy consumption in 2024 was from data centers, but green initiatives kept emissions at bay.

In a first-of-its-kind agreement, Google will purchase electricity from a nuclear fusion power plant. But the technology ...

Google says that it now purchases more renewable energy than it consumes as a company. Google began these efforts in 2017, with the goal of purchasing as much renewable energy as it uses across ...

Google is a giant consumer of energy, but it also sees into the future. That’s why it’s pursuing investments in renewable energy and is now approaching the $1 billion investment mark.

Google LLC said today it has managed to achieve its goal of buying enough renewable energy to match the electricity use of its data centers for the second year running.In a blog post, Neha Palmer, ...

Google also describes its pursuit of renewable energy as making good business sense. In the last six years, it has seen the cost of wind and solar power come down about 60% and 80%, respectively.

Google’s renewable energy supplies started with its first corporate wind energy contract in 2010, grew from 44% of total supply in 2015 to 57% in 2016, and reached 100% last year.

Walmart, GM, Google, ... "Some renewable energy technologies like wind and solar don't produce 24/7 — they produce when the sun is shining and when the wind is blowing," Ballentine says.

With 2.6 GW (gigawatts) of renewable energy purchased, Google is on pace to reach 100 percent renewable energy next year, including all its data centers. Toggle search box Toggle navigation.

Google may not seem like an energy company, but it sure is acting like one. Through more than $1 billion in investments and through large contracts for renewable power, Google has become the most ...

It has grown to 19 energy deals, making Google the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy. Google's achievement announced on Tuesday doesn't cover the entirety of Alphabet's energy consumption.

Google is crossing a milestone in its quest to reduce pollution caused by its digital services that devour massive amounts of electricity.