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Energy & Grid Management
Kinsey Grant Baker
Kinsey Grant Baker
Energy Central Team
·Posted in Energy & Grid Management
Tue, Jul 15

NEWS: Google to invest $25 billion in data centers and AI infrastructure across largest U.S. electric grid

Google will spend $25B through 2027 on data center and AI infrastructure across the PJM Interconnection, which supports the largest concentration of AI infrastructure in the US. (CNBC)

  • The investment includes $3B to overhaul two hydro plants in Pennsylvania as part of a broader framework to purchase up to 3 GW of carbon-free power from Brookfield.

  • Why it matters: PJM is facing one of the sharpest load growth surges in the country, driven largely by AI. Northern Virginia alone hosts over 2 GW of active data center capacity, which could double by 2028.

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