Decatur, Illinois, October 23, 2025- Google has signed its first deal to buy electricity from a new gas power plant fitted with carbon capture and storage technology, marking a major step toward powering its data centers with low-carbon energy. The project, called Broadwing Energy, will be built at an Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) facility in Decatur, Illinois, by Low Carbon Infrastructure, a unit of I Squared Capital.
According to Google, the plant will generate more than 400 megawatts of firm power and capture about 90 percent of its carbon emissions. The captured CO₂ will be permanently stored more than a mile underground using ADM’s existing Class VI wells approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Construction is expected to begin in the next few years, with the plant scheduled to start operations by early 2030.
Michael Terrell, Google’s Head of Advanced Energy, said the company sees carbon capture as “a very important technology the world needs” to provide reliable electricity while cutting emissions. He said the project will help demonstrate how gas-fired power can play a role in the clean energy transition when paired with effective carbon capture.
For Google, this is more than an energy deal. It’s part of a broader effort to secure dependable, low-carbon power for its growing network of data centers, especially in the Midwest, where energy demand from artificial intelligence and cloud services is rising fast. By locking in power from a plant that captures most of its CO₂, Google can keep its servers running around the clock while keeping its carbon footprint in check.
Analysts say the project could serve as a model for other tech firms seeking clean, steady electricity beyond wind and solar. If successful, Broadwing would show that carbon capture can make gas-based power cleaner and help stabilize regional grids serving high-power data facilities.
Still, experts warn that CCS projects are expensive and complex, and success depends on safe storage and consistent capture performance. For now, Google’s Decatur deal stands as a bold experiment, one that could redefine how big technology companies source the power that fuels the digital economy.
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