Wedoany.com Report on Feb 10th, TotalEnergies has entered into two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Google for a total of 1 GW of new solar capacity, dedicated to powering Google's data center operations in Texas. These 15-year agreements cover two TotalEnergies-owned projects: the 805 MW Wichita project and the 195 MW Wild Horse Creek project, both located west of Dallas. Construction is expected to commence in the second quarter of this year, and upon completion, the projects are set to supply approximately 28 TWh of clean electricity over the agreement period.
Marc-Antoine Pignon, Vice President of Renewables for TotalEnergies in the United States, noted that this is the company's largest renewable energy PPA signed in the U.S. He stated, "This exemplifies TotalEnergies' strategy of providing tailored renewable energy solutions aimed at helping digital industry players, particularly data centers, achieve their decarbonization goals. Through this PPA, we can also leverage large-scale co-location opportunities to address the challenges data centers face regarding land acquisition and power supply."
Prior to this, Clearway, a California-based renewable energy company in which TotalEnergies holds a 50% stake, secured three separate agreements in January of this year, totaling 1.17 GW, to power Google data centers in Missouri, Texas, and West Virginia. Will Conkling, Director of Clean Energy and Power at Google, emphasized that ensuring grid reliability, stability, and affordability is a key priority for Google as it expands its infrastructure. He added, "Our agreement with TotalEnergies introduces necessary new generation capacity to the local system, increasing the supply of affordable and reliable electricity available across the region."
According to Statista, as of last March, the United States had over 5,400 data centers, a density more than ten times that of countries like Germany. Recently, reports have emerged that the U.S. plans to develop a $100 billion artificial intelligence data center, which is expected to be partially powered by solar and energy storage systems.
