Building for everyone,
with everyone
Every day, we enhance infrastructure around the world to reach AI’s full potential. We collaborate with local communities, leaders, and businesses to advance critical systems and energy equity for our data center neighbors so that everyone benefits.
Sustainable infrastructure that supports the needs of every community
Googlers Anne-France and Alain stand in front of solar panels that help power our data centers in Europe.
We are building with everyone’s future in mind
Every day, we’re driving advancements in sustainability by accelerating the clean energy transition, improving efficiency, and preserving critical natural resources for future generations. This progress helps to provide the sustainable improvements that are vital to building resiliency in our data center communities around the globe.
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Average household energy cost savings
$657
Google collaborated with Sol Systems to help reduce energy costs and expand access to clean energy for families in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina where data centers are located. This reduction in energy costs led to an average savings of $657 per home per year in North Carolina and South Carolina. Through the collaboration, Google invests in a Community Investment Fund (CIF) on an annual basis, and Sol Systems manages and facilitates the investments in collaboration with Google.
The St. Ghislain solar plant is a critical asset to the community, because we’re not just investing in the data center but also in a cutting-edge solar farm.
Creating the pathways for a
low-carbon future
Creating improvements to benefit future generations
The digital world is built on real-world infrastructure. When constructing our data centers, we improve the community too. We invest in enhancements to important local systems — power grids, water treatment facilities, and even roads — to support this transition forward.
The Prince Clausplein highway interchange near The Hague, Netherlands, is an example of solid infrastructure that is critical to the vitality of a bustling community.
We are committed to collaborating across the industry to develop new ways to bring new, clean energy to the grids where we operate — enabling the digital products and services that both businesses and individuals use every day.
Enhancing waterways, city grids, and information superhighways
Solar panels line up side-by-side at our St. Ghislain, Belgium, data center.
When we’re intentional about creating for, and with, everyone — that’s inclusion
We’re investing in wind, solar, and next-generation clean energy technologies, while collaborating with nonprofits, governments, utilities, and clean energy startups to modernize electricity grids, expand access to clean energy resources, and create new opportunities.
Discover below some of our latest investments in the places and projects that
are supporting our communities’ sustainable evolution for generations to
come.
Measuring our global improvements
The cooling towers at our Mayes County, Oklahoma, data center help keep our servers running efficiently.
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Reduction in electricity required
40%
Using our AI and machine-learning technologies, we’ve reduced the electricity required to cool our servers by 40%. And by developing carbon-intelligent computing capabilities for our data centers, we can shift power demand to the places and times of day where carbon-free electricity is most available.
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Additional expected gdp in Japan
$627B
According to a recent study by Analysys Mason, Google’s network infrastructure investments in Japan could enable an additional $627 billion in GDP between 2022 and 2026.
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Young children educated
1,000
In Quilicura, Chile, Google funded a local sustainability program that taught 1,000 young children about biodiversity and supported the creation of a network of new green spaces throughout the community.
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CONTINENTAL INVESTMENT
€11.9B
As of 2021, Google will have invested around €11.9 billion in European data centers and related infrastructures.
