French energy major TotalEnergies has signed two long-term agreements to supply solar electricity to Google’s data centres in Texas, marking one of the largest clean-power deals ever struck for the U.S. tech sector.
The contracts, announced on Monday, will see TotalEnergies deliver 1 gigawatt of new solar capacity, equivalent to about 28 terawatt-hours of renewable electricity over a 15-year period.
The power will come from two large solar projects in Texas owned by TotalEnergies, both of which are scheduled to begin construction in the second quarter of this year.
The deal is aimed at meeting soaring electricity demand from Google’s data centres, which are expanding rapidly to support artificial intelligence and cloud-computing operations.
Texas, which operates the deregulated ERCOT power market, has become a hotspot for data-centre growth because of its strong solar resources and flexible power-trading system.
TotalEnergies has continued to invest heavily in renewable energy and gas-fired power plants, setting itself apart from some oil majors that have slowed their energy-transition plans.
Marc-Antoine Pignon, TotalEnergies’ vice-president for U.S. renewables, said the agreements represent the largest renewable power purchase Total has ever signed in the United States.
Google already receives some renewable power from Total through the company’s 50% stake in U.S. clean-energy firm Clearway, which recently secured 1.2 GW of similar deals for data centres.
Google said the new agreement would add much-needed generation capacity to the local grid, helping to ensure affordable and reliable power for the wider Texas region.
The partnership highlights how Big Tech and global energy firms are increasingly working together to scale up clean energy as digital infrastructure and AI push electricity demand to new highs.