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Google's biggest clean power project is 40 miles north of xAI's unpermitted gas power plant
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Fusion42 · 16 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Google announced its largest solar and battery storage project to date in Arkansas, generating 1 GW of solar capacity and 1.9 GWh of battery storage, with electricity flowing directly to the grid to offset data centre demand.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy, Energy Storage and Cloud Infrastructure.
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If you're selling power or specialising in grid integration, you're now competing against Google's capital, not just its appetite. The largest data centre operator just became a direct buyer of renewable generation, which means it's building around public grid constraints rather than negotiating around them.
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