Energy Unplugged by Aurora
EP.177 Michael Terrell, Sr. Director for Energy and Climate, Google
Jan 25, 2024
Michael Terrell, Senior Director for Energy and Climate at Google, discusses power consumption of data centers, achieving Google's 24/7 carbon-free energy goal, upcoming policy developments, and potential carbon reduction solutions.
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- Google aims to source 24/7 carbon-free energy on every grid where it operates by matching consumption with clean local power on an hourly basis.
- Google focuses on market design, flexible demand, and generation technologies to address the challenge of matching data center energy consumption with clean power on a 24/7 basis.
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Google's Commitment to 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
Google has set ambitious goals to match its electricity consumption with zero-carbon sources 24/7. This commitment started in 2012 with a goal of 100% annual power demand from zero-carbon sources. In 2017, Google achieved this goal and has been consistently reaching it every year since then. In 2020, they set an even more challenging goal to source 24/7 carbon-free energy on every grid where Google operates, aiming for hourly matching of consumption with clean local power. Google's approach focuses on procurement, technology, and policy to transform electricity grids and achieve their goals.
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