Google Heats Up Green Goals: Geothermal Deal Powers Nevada Data Centers
Google Heats Up Green Goals: Geothermal Deal Powers Nevada Data Centers
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) inked an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK) electric utility NV Energy to supply its data centers with advanced geothermal electricity.
Alphabet Inc.（納斯達克: GOOGL）與伯克希爾·哈撒韋公司（紐交所:BRK）旗下的電力公司NV Energy簽署協議，供應其數據中心先進的地熱電力。
Google stated that the deal, which is awaiting approval from state utility regulators, will increase the amount of carbon-free geothermal electricity supplied to the local power grid for its operations from 3.5 megawatts to 115 megawatts over approximately six years, reported Reuters.
谷歌表示，這項交易正在等待州公用事業監管機構的批准，將在大約六年內將其運營的無碳地熱電力供應量從3.5萬千瓦提高至115萬千瓦。據路透社報道。
NV Energy penned a power purchase agreement with Fervo Energy, which has supplied Google with 3.5 megawatts of power since their pilot program began in 2021, the report mentioned.
NV Energy與Fervo Energy簽署了購電協議，自2021年開始實行試點計劃以來，已爲谷歌提供了3.5兆瓦的電力，該報告提到。
The agreement comes as leading technology companies seek substantial electricity supplies to power their expanding data centers, which are essential for supporting technologies like generative AI and cloud computing.
目前，主要的科技公司正在尋求大量的電力供應來支持擴張中的數據中心，這些中心對於支持生成式人工智能和雲計算等技術是必不可少的。
The partnership moves Google closer to its goal of running entirely on clean energy by 2030.
這一合作使谷歌更接近其到2030年完全使用清潔能源的目標。
So far this year, Google has announced plans to invest at least $4 billion to build or expand data centers in Indiana, Missouri, and Virginia, the report further noted.
到目前爲止，Google已宣佈計劃投資至少40億美元，在印第安納州、密蘇里州和弗吉尼亞州建造或擴建數據中心，該報告進一步指出。
Last month, U.S. utility major Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE:DUK) signed similar deals with Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Google, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) to explore innovative approaches for supporting carbon-free energy generation and meeting the future energy needs of large businesses in North Carolina and South Carolina.
上個月，美國公用事業公司杜克能源公司（紐交所:DUK）與亞馬遜公司（納斯達克:AMZN）、谷歌、微軟公司（納斯達克:MSFT）和Nucor公司（紐交所:NUE）簽署了類似的協議，探索支持無碳能源發電和滿足北卡羅萊納州和南卡羅來納州大型企業未來能源需求的創新方法。
Price Action: GOOGL shares are down 0.71% at $176.53 at the last check Thursday.
GOOGL股票在上週四的最後一次檢查中下跌0.71%，至176.53美元。
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