hydropower

Google inks $3B deal to buy hydropower from Brookfield

Climate /

As it races to build ever larger data centers, Google on Tuesday said it has agreed to pay more than $3 billion to source carbon-free hydropower from Brookfield Asset Management’s company, Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners. The first contracts under the deal include 20-year power purchase agreements, the companies said, altogether amounting to $3 billion, for […]

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Trump admin reverses hydropower layoffs that sparked grid stability fears

Government & Policy /

This month, the Trump administration instituted sweeping cuts within the federal agencies in charge of power from hydroelectric dams, raising fears of grid instabilities in key data center markets. The recent layoffs slashed between 13% to 20% of the four Power Marketing Administrations’ workforces, affecting everyone from linemen to the teams that direct power on

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