Key Takeaway
Since 2010, Google has signed over 170 contracts for more than 22GW of clean energy, matching Portugal’s renewable capacity in 2024. In 2024, the company brought 2.5GW of new clean power online and maintained a global 100% renewable energy match for the eighth year. Its carbon-free energy share in data centers rose from 64% to 66%, with nine of 20 regions exceeding 80% carbon-free energy. Google estimates that new agreements could generate nearly four times the electricity needed for its growth from 2023 to 2024, avoiding over 8.2 million metric tons of CO₂ emissions in 2024 alone.
The tech giant has signed over 170 contracts since 2010 to acquire more than 22GW of clean energy generation—approximately matching Portugal’s total renewable capacity for 2024.
In 2024, Google brought 2.5GW of new clean power online from projects initiated in recent years, some as far back as 2019, while maintaining its global commitment to 100% renewable energy for the eighth consecutive year.
Notably, the company’s share of carbon-free energy across data centres and offices increased from 64% to 66% on an hourly basis, indicating that facilities are increasingly aligning their electricity consumption with clean power generated on the same grid and at the same time.
Nine out of the 20 grid regions hosting Google-owned data centres exceeded 80% carbon-free energy, showcasing regional advancements toward 24/7 clean operations.
Google estimates that once fully operational, the clean energy agreements signed in 2024 could provide nearly four times the electricity needed to meet its power demand growth from 2023 to 2024.
Its clean energy investments prevented more than 8.2 million metric tons of CO₂e emissions in 2024 alone and cumulatively avoided over 44 million metric tons since 2011—roughly equivalent to the annual electricity emissions of every home in New York State.
The company has now signed over 170 agreements since 2010 to procure more than 22 gigawatts of clean energy generation, roughly equivalent to Portugal’s total renewable energy capacity in 2024.
In 2024, Google brought 2.5 gigawatts of new clean energy online from projects contracted in recent years, some dating back to 2019.
It also maintained its global 100% renewable energy match for the eighth consecutive year.
More significantly, its carbon-free energy percentage across data centres and offices rose from 64% to 66% on an hourly matching basis, meaning facilities increasingly matched their electricity use with clean power generated on the same grid during the same hour.
Nine out of 20 grid regions with Google-owned data centres achieved at least 80% carbon-free energy.
The company estimates that once operational, the new clean energy agreements signed in 2024 could generate nearly four times the electricity needed to cover its incremental load growth from 2023 to 2024.
Google’s clean energy purchases also avoided over 8.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in 2024 alone.
From 2011 to 2024, the company estimates its clean energy purchasing cumulatively avoided more than 44 million metric tons, roughly equivalent to the emissions from the combined annual electricity use of every home in New York State.
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