"The $40 billion investment in the Lone Star State will help the company build additional infrastructure for its cloud and AI units. The company expects the centers to be operational by the end of 2027. This will be Google's largest single investment in any individual state, according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott. It follows data center announcements in Texas by Anthropic and Microsoft earlier this month."
"Despite Abbott's claim about AI development, Texas isn't quite the epicenter of data centers. With these three new ones, however, the state solidifies its bragging rights as having the second most in the country with approximately 415. Texas is still far behind Virginia, however, which has more than 660, mostly in a concentrated area in the Northern part of the state known as "Data Center Alley.""
Google operates or is developing 44 data centers worldwide and is starting construction on three more in Texas, near Amarillo and in Haskell County. The $40 billion investment aims to expand infrastructure for cloud and AI operations, with the new centers expected to be operational by the end of 2027. The investment represents Google's largest single-state commitment and follows other recent Texas announcements by Anthropic and Microsoft. Texas will have about 415 data centers, second to Virginia's more than 660 concentrated in "Data Center Alley." Rising power needs and environmental concerns accompany the buildout.
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