Google signs 128MW solar PPA in Texas

Google has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with renewable energy firm X-Elio to offtake from X-Elio’s 128MW Bell Solar PV Plant. The site will also include a 100MW battery energy storage system to provide energy demand support on a 24/7 basis.

Mirko Molinari, CCO of X-Elio, said: “The PPA between Google and X-ELIO exemplifies our commitment to embracing the sustainability needs of the organizations we support. We are honored to collaborate with world-class partners such as Google and to join our paths to create a greener and more sustainable future” 

Amanda Peterson Corio, global head of data center energy at Google, added: “Google is committed to powering our data centers, cloud regions, and offices around the world with 24/7 carbon-free energy by 2030. We are excited to take part in this new agreement with X-Elio that will expand our carbon-free energy portfolio and supply our operations in Texas with clean power. This agreement is a strong example of how executing PPAs more efficiently through our new scalable procurement approach evolves the way the industry sells and purchases power, and accelerates the buildout of carbon-free electricity.”