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Morning Edition · Friday, July 3, 2026Published at 6:45 AM EDT · New York
Google's electricity use jumped 37% in 2025 as its AI buildout outpaces grid decarbonization
Total power demand is up more than 250% since 2019, and the company concedes its infrastructure is expanding faster than the grid is getting cleaner.
Google's 2026 environmental report, released June 30, discloses that the company's electricity consumption rose 37% in 2025, its largest single-year increase, lifting total electricity use more than 250% since 2019. The Russian-language AI…
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