Google, NV Energy To Build ‘Biggest Ever’ Battery-Backed Solar Storage To Power $600m Nevada Data Centre

Tech giants continue to shake hands with energy providers in a bid to succeed in their sustainable energy source pledges. Affiliates of Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and NV Energy have agreed to power a new $600m data centre in Henderson, Nevada, through what they say is the world’s biggest battery-backed solar deal for a corporate customer. The deal was disclosed in a recent filing with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Nevada by Nevada Power Co., a subsidiary of NV Energy that was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 2013. The agreement involves around 350MW of solar photovoltaics and between 250MW and 280MW of battery storage at one or more hybrid projects. According to NV Energy, the deal is “cost-effective and competitively priced compared to other available options”.