NextEra Energy announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud, committing to develop multiple gigawatt‑scale data‑center campuses across the United States. The collaboration builds on a long‑standing relationship that already delivers roughly 3.5 GW of power capacity to Google’s cloud operations.
Under the new agreement, NextEra will deliver dedicated generation and interconnection capacity for up to 15 GW of data‑center power by 2035, with the first campuses slated to begin construction in 2026. The deal includes long‑term, high‑margin power purchase agreements that lock in renewable and natural‑gas generation for Google’s hyperscale customers.
Financially, the partnership is expected to generate several hundred million dollars in annual revenue for NextEra, with the company projecting that the new contracts will lift its merchant‑segment margin by 1–2 percentage points over the next three years. The long‑term nature of the agreements also provides a stable, high‑margin revenue stream that complements NextEra’s regulated utilities.
The expansion is strategically timed to meet the historic surge in U.S. electricity demand driven by AI data centers. By co‑developing land, interconnection, and dedicated generation, NextEra is positioning itself at the forefront of the “bring‑your‑own‑generation” trend that large tech firms are adopting to secure reliable power amid grid constraints. The partnership also dovetails with NextEra’s broader plan to add up to eight gigawatts of natural‑gas capacity by 2032 and at least 15 GW of new generation for data centers by 2035.
John Ketchum, Chairman and CEO of NextEra Energy, said the deal “exemplifies the convergence of energy and technology, enabling us to deliver reliable, sustainable power to the world’s most demanding AI workloads.” Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, added that the collaboration “will help us meet the growing demand from customers deploying AI technologies at scale while leveraging NextEra’s deep domain expertise.”
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