The AES Corp. has signed an agreement to supply the electricity to power Google’s Virginia-based data centers with 24/7 carbon-free energy under a 10-year supply contract.
With this first clean energy procurement deal in the world of its kind, AES will help ensure that the energy powering those data centers will be 90 percent carbon-free when measured on an hourly basis.
AES will become the sole supplier of the data centers’ carbon-free energy needs on an annual basis, sourcing energy from a portfolio of wind, solar, hydro and battery storage resources to be developed or contracted by AES.
The agreement will start supply later in 2021 and is an important step in meeting Google’s previously announced goal to run its business on 100 percent carbon-free energy on an hourly basis by 2030.
“Not only is this partnership with AES an important step towards achieving Google’s 24/7 carbon-free energy goal, it also lays a blueprint for other companies look