Google's 2030 Carbon-Free Energy Goal
Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Illinois and Iowa, USA
Source: MIT Technology Review
Google aims to run on carbon-free energy 24-7 by 2030, purchasing enough renewable energy on the grids where it operates to meet its entire electricity demand, matching generation with usage. The company has seen its electricity demand more than double from 2020 to 2024, making this goal challenging. To close the gap, Google has signed deals including a carbon capture and storage project at a new
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Power Generation (CCGT), Nuclear, Natural Gas
- Location
- Illinois and Iowa, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- MIT Technology Review
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Description | Google aims to run on carbon-free energy 24-7 by 2030, purchasing enough renewable energy on the grids where it operates to meet its entire electricity demand, matching generation with usage. The company has seen its electricity demand more than double from 2020 to 2024, making this goal challenging. To close the gap, Google has signed deals including a carbon capture and storage project at a new natural-gas plant in Illinois and plans to purchase electricity from the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in Iowa scheduled to reopen in 2029. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Illinois and Iowa |
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Source | MIT Technology Review |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Power Generation (CCGT), Nuclear, Natural Gas |
Article published date | 2025-11-16 |
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