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Released July 17, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Google and its parent company, Alphabet Incorporated (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (Mountain View, California), have made environmental sustainability a core value of their operations, but the rapid growth in data-center demand is making its goals harder to achieve. The tech titan recently announced its global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions increased in 2023 from 2022, as artificial intelligence (AI) and other developing technologies have proven taxing on the power grid. Industrial Info is tracking more than $22 billion worth of active and planned data-center projects from Google across the U.S., more than $4.6 billion of which is attributed to projects already under construction.
Click on the image at right for a graph detailing Google's active and planned data-center projects, by U.S. state.
In a presentation to investors, Google noted that its fuel-efficient routing technology is estimated to have reduced its GHG emissions by more than 2.9 million metric tons. Nonetheless, the company acknowledged its global GHG emissions in 2023 were 14.3 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent, which is a 13% increase from 2022 and a 48% increase from its 2019 target base year, "primarily due to increases in data-center energy consumption and supply chain emissions." Data centers focused on AI capabilities are especially energy-intensive.
The company tried to put its carbon footprint in perspective: "While data centers consume electricity and contribute to emissions, cloud and hyperscale data centers collectively represent only an estimated 0.1--0.2% of global GHG emissions, based on the most recent global estimates as of 2022." Google also claimed its Nest thermostat technology "enabled approximately 7 million metric tons of GHG emission reductions" among its customers in 2023.
But the company also acknowledged "reducing emissions may be challenging due to increasing energy demands from the greater intensity of AI [applications], and the emissions associated with the expected increases in our technical infrastructure investment."
In the coming weeks, Google expects to finish construction on two major data-center projects: the $330 million first phase of its campus in Red Oak, Texas, and the $150 million expansion of its campus in Lancaster, Ohio, both of which started construction in the first half of 2023. The company is considering further expansions to these campuses in the near term: second and third phases at Red Oak, which are proposed to kick off in early 2025 and late 2026, respectively, and a third-phase expansion at Lancaster that could kick off in mid-2025.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Plant and Project databases can read detailed profiles on the Red Oak and Lancaster plants, and can read detailed project reports on Phase I, Phase II and Phase III at Red Oak, and Phase II and Phase III at Lancaster.
Toward the end of the year, Google could finish construction on one of its highest-valued projects: the $800 million Building 4 at its Project Wizard Data Center in Papillion, Nebraska, which began construction in the spring of 2023. About 15 miles to the north, the company expects to finish construction around the same time on the $150 million Building 2 at its Project Sarpy Data Center in Omaha, which kicked off in the summer of 2024. Both projects are intended to expand Google's data footprint in the Great Plains region. Subscribers can read detailed reports on the Papillion and Omaha projects.
Among the Google facilities that could see expansions kick off before the end of the year are its data center in Sparks, Nevada, which is planning a pair of additional buildings to support YouTube, Gmail, cloud-computing and other services. The first phase is set to begin construction this summer, and the second phase could kick off as early as October. Subscribers can learn more from detailed project reports on Phase I and Phase II.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for active and planned data-center projects in the U.S. from Google.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Click on the image at right for a graph detailing Google's active and planned data-center projects, by U.S. state.In a presentation to investors, Google noted that its fuel-efficient routing technology is estimated to have reduced its GHG emissions by more than 2.9 million metric tons. Nonetheless, the company acknowledged its global GHG emissions in 2023 were 14.3 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent, which is a 13% increase from 2022 and a 48% increase from its 2019 target base year, "primarily due to increases in data-center energy consumption and supply chain emissions." Data centers focused on AI capabilities are especially energy-intensive.
The company tried to put its carbon footprint in perspective: "While data centers consume electricity and contribute to emissions, cloud and hyperscale data centers collectively represent only an estimated 0.1--0.2% of global GHG emissions, based on the most recent global estimates as of 2022." Google also claimed its Nest thermostat technology "enabled approximately 7 million metric tons of GHG emission reductions" among its customers in 2023.
But the company also acknowledged "reducing emissions may be challenging due to increasing energy demands from the greater intensity of AI [applications], and the emissions associated with the expected increases in our technical infrastructure investment."
In the coming weeks, Google expects to finish construction on two major data-center projects: the $330 million first phase of its campus in Red Oak, Texas, and the $150 million expansion of its campus in Lancaster, Ohio, both of which started construction in the first half of 2023. The company is considering further expansions to these campuses in the near term: second and third phases at Red Oak, which are proposed to kick off in early 2025 and late 2026, respectively, and a third-phase expansion at Lancaster that could kick off in mid-2025.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Plant and Project databases can read detailed profiles on the Red Oak and Lancaster plants, and can read detailed project reports on Phase I, Phase II and Phase III at Red Oak, and Phase II and Phase III at Lancaster.
Toward the end of the year, Google could finish construction on one of its highest-valued projects: the $800 million Building 4 at its Project Wizard Data Center in Papillion, Nebraska, which began construction in the spring of 2023. About 15 miles to the north, the company expects to finish construction around the same time on the $150 million Building 2 at its Project Sarpy Data Center in Omaha, which kicked off in the summer of 2024. Both projects are intended to expand Google's data footprint in the Great Plains region. Subscribers can read detailed reports on the Papillion and Omaha projects.
Among the Google facilities that could see expansions kick off before the end of the year are its data center in Sparks, Nevada, which is planning a pair of additional buildings to support YouTube, Gmail, cloud-computing and other services. The first phase is set to begin construction this summer, and the second phase could kick off as early as October. Subscribers can learn more from detailed project reports on Phase I and Phase II.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for active and planned data-center projects in the U.S. from Google.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
