Google, Intersect Power and TPG Rise Climate Partner to Power AI Data Centers with Clean Energy

Google has teamed up with Intersect Power (Intersect) and TPG Rise Climate to synchronise the development of data centers with clean energy generation, accelerating the transition to a carbon-free future for AI. The strategic partnership aims to provide scaled renewable power and storage solutions to new data centers. “The tri-party partnership brings a new approach that can enable US leadership in AI development,” said Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google.

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New Era of Clean Energy for AI

The partnership aims to address the growing demand for reliable, carbon-free power to support the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital services. Together, Google, Intersect Power, and TPG Rise Climate will develop industrial parks with gigawatts of data center capacity in the US, co-located with new clean energy plants to power them.

Investments for Renewable Power

The first phase of the first co-located clean energy project is expected to be operational by 2026 and fully complete in 2027. Intersect Power also announced a funding round of more than USD 800 million, led by TPG Rise Climate and Google, with participation from Climate Adaptive Infrastructure and Greenbelt Capital Partners.

“This partnership was motivated by the reality that resources are necessary to capture AI’s extraordinary potential to advance scientific breakthroughs and solve critical challenges in healthcare, education and beyond — and generate economic growth,” Google said in a statement on December 10.

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“This partnership is an evolution of the way hyperscalers and power providers have previously worked together. We can and are developing innovative solutions to expand data center capacity while reducing the strain on the grid,” said Sheldon Kimber, CEO and Founder of Intersect Power. “Deep, collaborative partnerships combined with creative problem-solving are the only way that we can meet the explosion of AI growth, as well as society’s accelerating electricity demand.”