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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Global Network</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/</link><description>Global Network</description><atom:link href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/rss/" rel="self"/><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/static/blogv2/images/google.png</url><title>Global Network</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/</link></image><item><title>How we’re protecting energy affordability in Oklahoma</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/oklahoma-energy-affordability-agreement/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Oklahoma_herosocial.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><media:description>Google G over the state of Oklahoma</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Oklahoma_herosocial.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;A new agreement between Google and OG&amp;E to protect energy affordability in Oklahoma.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/oklahoma-energy-affordability-agreement/</guid><category>Global Network</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>How we’re protecting energy affordability in Oklahoma</title><description>A new agreement between Google and OG&amp;E to protect energy affordability in Oklahoma.</description><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/oklahoma-energy-affordability-agreement/</url></og><author xmlns:author="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><name>Will Conkling</name><title>Director, Energy and Power, Americas</title><department/><company/></author></item><item><title>We're announcing the first West Memphis Energy Impact Fund recipients.</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/west-memphis-energy-impact-fund-recipients/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/arkansas_energyimpact.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/arkansas_energyimpact.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;The West Memphis Energy Impact Fund announced its first grant recipients, kicking off a $25 million commitment to energy efficiency in Greater West Memphis and Crittende…</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/west-memphis-energy-impact-fund-recipients/</guid><category>Global Network</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>We're announcing the first West Memphis Energy Impact Fund recipients.</title><description/><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/west-memphis-energy-impact-fund-recipients/</url></og></item><item><title>Elevating Austria: Google invests in its first data center in the Alps.</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/google-data-center-austria/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Google_Kronstorf_Data_Center_1.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><media:description>Aerial image of the data center</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Google_Kronstorf_Data_Center_1.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Google has been a proud part of Austria’s landscape for years, and today, we’re announcing our first data center in Kronstorf, generating 100 direct jobs. This facility …</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/google-data-center-austria/</guid><category>Global Network</category><category>Sustainability</category><category>Grow with Google</category><category>AI</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>Elevating Austria: Google invests in its first data center in the Alps.</title><description/><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/google-data-center-austria/</url></og></item><item><title>A new milestone for smart, affordable electricity growth</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/demand-response-data-center-milestone/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/affordable_electricity_growth_S.max-600x600.format-webp_y5glYUa.webp" width="540"/><media:description>Google’s data center demand response capabilities support the grid</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/affordable_electricity_growth_S.max-600x600.format-webp_y5glYUa.webp"&gt;We’ve signed 1 GW of data center demand response with utility partners, supporting smart, affordable electricity growth.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/demand-response-data-center-milestone/</guid><category>Global Network</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>A new milestone for smart, affordable electricity growth</title><description>We’ve signed 1 GW of data center demand response with utility partners, supporting smart, affordable electricity growth.</description><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/demand-response-data-center-milestone/</url></og><author xmlns:author="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><name>Michael Terrell</name><title>Head of Advanced Energy</title><department/><company/></author></item><item><title>Scaling clean energy and reliability in Michigan</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/clean-energy-reliability-michigan/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/MichiganEnergy_hero.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><media:description>state of Michigan with a Google logo on top</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/MichiganEnergy_hero.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Google is partnering with DTE Energy to develop a new data center in Michigan, and enabling new, clean resources to support the grid.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/clean-energy-reliability-michigan/</guid><category>Global Network</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>Scaling clean energy and reliability in Michigan</title><description>Google is partnering with DTE Energy to develop a new data center in Michigan, and enabling new, clean resources to support the grid.</description><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/clean-energy-reliability-michigan/</url></og><author xmlns:author="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><name>Will Conkling</name><title>Director, Energy and Power, Americas</title><department/><company/></author></item><item><title>Supporting the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge: Google’s approach for responsible energy growth</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/affordability-pledge-responsible-energy-growth/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/GoogleG-Gradient-Hero.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><media:description>an image of a "G" against a grey background</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/GoogleG-Gradient-Hero.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Google signs the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge and shares details about protecting ratepayers, the electric grid and creating jobs.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:25:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/affordability-pledge-responsible-energy-growth/</guid><category>Public Policy</category><category>Global 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url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/MinnesotaHero.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><media:description>illustration of the outline of Minnesota</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/MinnesotaHero.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;An overview of Google’s new data center and collaboration with Xcel Energy in Pine Island, Minnesota.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/data-center-pine-island/</guid><category>Global Network</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>Google is coming to Minnesota and advancing clean energy goals</title><description>An overview of Google’s new data center and collaboration with Xcel Energy in Pine Island, Minnesota.</description><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/data-center-pine-island/</url></og><author xmlns:author="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><name>Briana Kobor</name><title>Head of Energy Market Innovation</title><department/><company/></author></item><item><title>We’re expanding our Texas presence with a new data center and clean energy in Wilbarger County.</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/data-center-wilbarger-county/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Texas_Social.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Texas_Social.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;An overview of Google’s new data center and agreements to support local energy resilience in Wilbarger County.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/data-center-wilbarger-county/</guid><category>Global Network</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>We’re expanding our Texas presence with a new data center and clean energy in Wilbarger County.</title><description/><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/data-center-wilbarger-county/</url></og></item><item><title>We're advancing U.S. energy innovation with Intersect.</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/energy-innovation-intersect/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/close-look-at-server-aisles-at-.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/close-look-at-server-aisles-at-.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Today, Alphabet announced a definitive agreement to acquire Intersect, which provides data center and energy infrastructure solutions. The acquisition will enable more d…</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/energy-innovation-intersect/</guid><category>Global Network</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>We're advancing U.S. energy innovation with Intersect.</title><description/><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/energy-innovation-intersect/</url></og></item><item><title>Investing in America 2025</title><link>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/investing-in-america-2025/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/InvestinginAmerica_CollectionHe.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/InvestinginAmerica_CollectionHe.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Google’s deep investments in American technical infrastructure, R&amp;amp;D and the workforce will help the U.S. continue to lead the world in AI.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/investing-in-america-2025/</guid><category>Global Network</category><category>Company announcements (DEPRECATED)</category><category>Learning &amp; 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Sustainability</title><department/><company/></author></item><item><title>How Google is investing in South Carolina to expand AI infrastructure and support local workforce programs.</title><link>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-south-carolina/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/SouthCarolina_Social.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/SouthCarolina_Social.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Google is announcing a new $9 billion investment in South Carolina through 2027. This funding will expand our Berkeley County data center campus and support the continue…</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-south-carolina/</guid><category>Company announcements (DEPRECATED)</category><category>Global Network</category><category>Google.org</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>How Google is investing in South Carolina to expand AI infrastructure and support local workforce programs.</title><description/><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-south-carolina/</url></og></item><item><title>Google is powering Belgium's digital future with a two-year €5 billion investment in AI infrastructure.</title><link>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/google-ai-infrastructure-investment-belgium/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/PXL_20251008_1656560572.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><media:description>Photograph of the 3 people in the caption</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/PXL_20251008_1656560572.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Google is investing an additional €5 billion in Belgium over the next two years to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure. This includes expansions of our data center ca…</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/google-ai-infrastructure-investment-belgium/</guid><category>AI Products</category><category>Global Network</category><category>Company announcements (DEPRECATED)</category><category>Grow with Google</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>Google is powering Belgium's digital future with a two-year €5 billion investment in AI infrastructure.</title><description/><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/google-ai-infrastructure-investment-belgium/</url></og></item><item><title>Google is investing in Arkansas with a new data center, energy efficiency programs and more.</title><link>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-arkansas/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/googleIIA-0Y5A3365-007_ss.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/googleIIA-0Y5A3365-007_ss.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Google is announcing a new $4 billion investment in Arkansas through 2027, which will include Google’s first data center in the state — located in West Memphis — along w…</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-arkansas/</guid><category>AI Products</category><category>Global Network</category><category>Company announcements (DEPRECATED)</category><category>Small Business</category><category>Grow with Google</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>Google is investing in Arkansas with a new data center, energy efficiency programs and more.</title><description/><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-arkansas/</url></og></item><item><title>We are shaping the future of long-duration energy storage technologies through a new partnership in Arizona.</title><link>https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/ldes-arizona-partnership/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Energy_Social.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Energy_Social.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Today we announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Salt River Project (SRP) — the second largest public power utility in the country — to help accelerate the next…</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/ldes-arizona-partnership/</guid><category>Global Network</category><category>Sustainability</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>We are shaping the future of long-duration energy storage technologies through a new partnership in Arizona.</title><description/><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/ldes-arizona-partnership/</url></og></item><item><title>How Google is investing in Virginia to accelerate innovation for the U.S.</title><link>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-virginia/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Untitled_1000_x_600_px_YK2kTsG.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><media:description>A group of four adults stands together, looking at a demo on a computer screen. They are in a college classroom environment, with lab equipment and an American in the background.</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Untitled_1000_x_600_px_YK2kTsG.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Google is investing an additional $9 billion in Virginia through 2026 in cloud and AI infrastructure. As we expand our local presence, including a new data center in Che…</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-virginia/</guid><category>AI Products</category><category>Global Network</category><category>Company announcements (DEPRECATED)</category><category>Creating opportunity</category><category>Google.org</category><category>Small Business</category><category>Grow with Google</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>How Google is investing in Virginia to accelerate innovation for the U.S.</title><description/><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-virginia/</url></og></item><item><title>Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint</title><link>https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/google-ai-energy-efficiency/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Screenshot_2025-08-20_at_9.07.0.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><media:description>Jeff Dean, Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind and Google Research, sits in a Google office, explaining our methodology for calculating the environmental footprint of a Gemini text prompt</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Screenshot_2025-08-20_at_9.07.0.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;An overview of how Google’s approaching AI, energy efficiency and innovation.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/google-ai-energy-efficiency/</guid><category>Global Network</category><category>Sustainability</category><og xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"><type>article</type><title>Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint</title><description>An overview of how Google’s approaching AI, energy efficiency and innovation.</description><site_name>Google</site_name><url>https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/google-ai-energy-efficiency/</url></og><author xmlns:author="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><name>Ben Gomes</name><title>Chief Technologist</title><department>Learning &amp; Sustainability</department><company/></author></item><item><title>Google is investing in infrastructure and an AI-ready workforce in Oklahoma.</title><link>https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/google-american-innovation-oklahoma/</link><media:content height="540" medium="image" url="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/InvestinginOklahoma_SS.max-600x600.format-webp.webp" width="540"/><media:description>A group of six people, five men and one woman, standing around printed plans of a data center site on a wood table. They are positioned outdoors with a large data center featuring a Google logo and an American flag hanging from it in the background. Construction equipment, including a yellow crane, is visible next to the building.</media:description><description>&lt;img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/InvestinginOklahoma_SS.max-600x600.format-webp.webp"&gt;Google is investing an additional $9 billion in Oklahoma within the next two years in cloud and AI infrastructure. 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