Google soaks up 1GW of Texas sunshine to power $185B AI spending spree

The Register
Feb 9, 2026, 4:23 pm182 ptsTrendingTop
TotalEnergies PPA to supply 28TWh of electricity over next 15 years, weather permitting of course Let's hope it's always sunny ... in Texas, at least for Google's sake. The Chocolate Factory plans to plow as much as $185 billion into new datacenters filled to the brim with the fastest AI accelerators money can…

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