Google Targets Carbon-Free Power For Data Centers by 2030

Tech giant improves on previous clean-energy ambitions
Google also seeks to leverage 5 gigawatts of new renewables

Wind turbines spin near Google’s data center in Eemshaven, Netherlands. — Wind turbines spin near Google’s data center in Eemshaven, Netherlands.
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By Jess Shankleman

September 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM UTC

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September 14, 2020 at 10:12 PM UTC

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By the start of the next decade Google wants to make sure all the electricity it uses for its data centers and offices will be truly 100% carbon free.