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Morning Edition · Friday, July 3, 2026Published at 7:03 AM EDT · New York
Google's electricity use rose 37 percent in 2025 as its AI buildout grew faster than the power grid
The company's own report concedes that its infrastructure is scaling faster than the grid is decarbonizing.
Google's 2026 environmental report disclosed that its electricity consumption rose 37 percent in 2025, which the company described as its largest single-year increase, lifting total demand more than 250 percent since 2019. Data centers alon…
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