Google Cloud and NextEra Energy, the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from wind and solar, have significantly expanded their strategic partnership to co-develop multiple gigawatt-scale data centre campuses throughout the United States.
The companies revealed that three sites are already under development, with additional locations in the pipeline. The collaboration is designed to accelerate the availability of land, power interconnections, and energy resources required to meet surging demand for AI infrastructure while simultaneously modernising America’s electric grid.
As part of the expanded alliance, the partners plan to launch their first commercial AI-powered energy solutions in the Google Cloud Marketplace by mid-2026. These tools will focus on predictive maintenance for field equipment, optimised crew scheduling, enhanced load forecasting, and advanced grid-system modelling to improve reliability and resilience.
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NextEra Energy Chairman and CEO John Ketchum described the partnership as a defining moment for the industry: “Our partnership with Google exemplifies this very singular moment when energy and technology are becoming inextricably intertwined. Together, we intend to build data centre capacity and energy infrastructure at scale, advance cutting-edge technology and reimagine how energy companies operate.”
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian added: “Working with NextEra Energy to power our infrastructure growth further strengthens our long-standing collaboration and will help us meet increasing demand from our customers as they deploy AI technologies at scale. By infusing NextEra Energy’s deep domain expertise with Google Cloud’s AI infrastructure, platform and models, we can together support the digital future of energy infrastructure.”
The expanded partnership combines NextEra’s position as America’s leading builder and operator of energy infrastructure with Google Cloud’s expertise in AI, cloud platforms, and large-scale data centre operations, creating what both companies describe as a blueprint for the convergence of energy and digital infrastructure at unprecedented scale.
