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The summit was held July 15 at Carnegie Mellon University and featured top executives in energy and AI, global investors, among others.
During the summit held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 15, companies promised new data centers, new jobs, cybersecurity education, energy research, and more.
The 20-year agreement will allow Holtwood and Safe Harbor dams to provide up to 3,000 megawatts to assist Google's operations.
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.
The owner of hydroelectric plants at Holtwood and Safe Harbor has agreed to sell Google massive amounts of electricity generated by the Susquehanna River dams to power some Google data
Google will pay more than $3 billion to source carbon-free hydropower from Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners' plants in Pennsylvania.
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.
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Axios on MSNGoogle's AI training push starts in PittsburghGoogle is launching AI Works for America, a new initiative to train workers and small businesses in essential AI skills, the company announced Tuesday. Why it matters: The AI leaders who say the tech will reinvigorate — and not decimate — the workforce have yet to reveal many concrete plans to train workers whose jobs could become obsolete.
Investments include $3B for a pair of hydroelectric plants and $25B from Blackstone for data center and energy infrastructure.