Miami, United States - December 08, 2025 - NextEra Energy and Google Cloud have announced a sweeping strategic partnership that will link multi-gigawatt data-centre development with a new generation of AI-powered grid technologies, marking one of the most ambitious energy–technology collaborations to date. The companies said the deal will combine Google Cloud’s AI platform with NextEra’s footprint as the largest producer of renewable energy in the United States.
In a joint statement, the firms said they will “develop multiple gigawatt-scale data centre campuses and supporting energy infrastructure across the U.S.,” adding that the collaboration aims to “help accelerate AI growth while advancing the transformation of the energy industry.” The partnership will also support NextEra’s internal digital-transformation programme, integrating generative AI into forecasting, asset performance, outage response and operational planning.
The announcement builds on the companies’ earlier work, including agreements signed in October 2025 that focused on nuclear restarts and clean-energy expansion. NextEra said that history provides the foundation for a broader long-term plan to link reliable, low-carbon power with the explosive growth of AI workloads.
A NextEra spokesperson said the new partnership reflects “the convergence of large-scale energy development and the demands of the AI era,” while Google Cloud cited a growing need for “AI-driven optimisation to build a more intelligent, more resilient grid.” Both companies confirmed that the first commercial AI-grid product is expected to be released via the Google Cloud Marketplace by mid-2026.
Industry analysts say the deal signals a structural shift in how hyperscale data centres are planned, funded and powered. Rather than negotiating individual power-purchase agreements, companies are beginning to co-design energy and compute infrastructure from the ground up, particularly for multi-GW clusters required for GPU-intensive AI models.
While neither company disclosed exact campus locations or build-out timelines, they acknowledged that permitting, transmission and interconnection studies will determine the pace of development.
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