Google has announced a $1.5 billion investment for 2026 and 2027 to expand its data center campus in Jackson County, Alabama. The facility has operated since 2019 on a repurposed former coal-plant site and supports digital services in the region.
As part of the expansion, Google is funding 100% of its own power and infrastructure costs. The company also announced a $2 million Energy Impact Fund in partnership with the TVA and CAANEAL to support local energy efficiency and weatherization programs.
Google said it is also donating $550,000 to provide STEM kits for local fourth-to-eighth graders. The company said these efforts build on its local work in Alabama, including support for water stewardship in the Paint Rock River Watershed, training over 130,000 Alabamians in digital skills and generating hundreds of full-time and construction jobs.
Source: blog.google.
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