Google To Invest $25 Billion In Data Centers And AI Infrastructure

Google recently announced major investments in AI infrastructure and energy. The tech giant plans to invest $25 billion over the next two years to build data centers and AI infrastructure across the largest electric grid in the United States. It also signed a $3 billion deal to modernize two hydropower plants, considered “the world’s largest corporate clean power deal for hydroelectricity.”

According to The New York Post, these announcements were made during the AI Summit in Pennsylvania. Ruth Porat, Google’s President and Chief Investment Officer, was expected to meet President Donald Trump at the event.

“We support President Trump’s clear and urgent direction that our nation invest in AI infrastructure, technology, and the energy to unlock its benefits so that America can continue to lead in AI,” said Porat in a statement.

About a month ago, Google also announced it had partnered with CTC Global to accelerate improvements to the U.S. electrical grid’s capacity.

Google is also investing in two hydroelectric plants in Pennsylvania with a combined capacity of 670 megawatts. This deal includes a 20-year power purchase agreement, enabling Google to power its operations with carbon-free energy and support its expanding AI efforts.

“Brookfield Asset Management, together with Brookfield Renewable, and Google today announced a first-of-its-kind Hydro Framework Agreement to deliver up to 3,000 megawatts of carbon-free hydroelectric capacity across the United States – the world’s largest corporate clean power deal for hydroelectricity,” states the press release.

The recent financial actions reflect Google’s efforts to stay afloat in the race to develop advanced AI technology against competitors like Meta and OpenAI.

The U.S. Department of Defense has also granted Google one of the $200 million contracts announced on Monday—along with Anthropic, xAI, and OpenAI—to support the military’s adoption of advanced AI tools.