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Mike Moore

'Google will pay for 100% of the power it uses': Google pledges $1.5 billion to expanding Alabama data center and paying for its energy cost

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  • Google pledges $1.5 billion in funding for Alabama data center campus
  • Jackson County, Alabama facility set to see major expansion, with Google shouldering all the costs
  • Google says the facility could even soon get nuclear poiwer

Google has announced $1.5 billion in funding for its Alabama data center, promising it will also cover energy used at the facility, rather than passing the cost onto local residents.

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