Google—Google matched 100% of global electricity consumption with renewable energy purchases since 2017
In 2017, Google became the first major company to match 100% of its global electricity consumption with renewable energy purchases. Google has been carbon neutral for operations since 2007 and in 2020 announced its goal to run on 24/7 carbon-free energy at all data centers and campuses by 2030. By 2023, Google's global average was 64% carbon-free energy on an hourly basis. Google also committed to achieving net-zero emissions across all operations and value chain by 2030, though data center energy usage has surged due to AI workloads.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Action | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Environmental Sustainability | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Google announced it matched 100% of global electricity use with renewable energy in 2017
Google announced it reached its goal of purchasing enough renewable energy to match 100% of global electricity consumption for operations, making it the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the world. The company had been carbon neutral since 2007 and subsequently committed to 24/7 carbon-free energy at all data centers by 2030.