Pennsylvania, Trump and AI hub
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Google to invest $25 billion in data centers and AI infrastructure across largest U.S. electric grid
Google will also spend more than $3 billion to modernize two hydropower plants in Pennsylvania to help meet growing demand from data centers in the region.
President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. David McCormick announced more than $90 billion in AI and energy investments across Pennsylvania. See the full list of projects.
Google will pay more than $3 billion to source carbon-free hydropower from Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners' plants in Pennsylvania.
The summit was held July 15 at Carnegie Mellon University and featured top executives in energy and AI, global investors, among others.
The funding sets a new record for private sector funding in the commonwealth, surpassing Amazon’s $20 billion pledge last month.
Alphabet’s Google plans to invest $25 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic region over the next two years.
The tech industry is intensifying the hunt for massive amounts of clean electricity to power data centers needed for AI and cloud computing, driving power consumption to record highs.
Investments include $3B for a pair of hydroelectric plants and $25B from Blackstone for data center and energy infrastructure.