Google has committed to securing up to 3 gigawatts of hydropower in the largest corporate clean energy agreement for hydroelectricity in the world, the company announced as major tech companies seek to enhance energy-intensive data centers.

The agreement between Google and Brookfield Asset Management includes initial 20-year power purchase contracts, totaling $3 billion, for electricity generated by two hydropower facilities located in Pennsylvania. Additionally, the tech giant intends to invest $25 billion in data centers throughout Pennsylvania and surrounding states over the next two years.

The technology sector is intensifying its efforts to source large quantities of clean electricity to power data centers, which are essential for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, contributing to record highs in U.S. power consumption after nearly two decades of stagnation.

Ruth Porat, the president and chief investment officer of Google's parent company Alphabet, is expected to address the announcement at an AI summit in Pittsburgh. U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be present at the event, where $70 billion in investments related to AI and energy are anticipated to be revealed.

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"This partnership with Brookfield marks a major advancement in securing a clean energy supply in the PJM region where we operate," says Amanda Peterson Corio, Google's head of data center energy.

Over the past year, Google has entered into several groundbreaking power purchase agreements, including ones for carbon-free geothermal energy and advanced nuclear power. The company is also collaborating with PJM Interconnection, the largest electricity grid operator in the country, to leverage AI in expediting the integration of new energy sources into the grid.

In this latest agreement, Google has established an initial framework with Brookfield, which owns Brookfield Renewable Partners, a company that develops and manages renewable energy facilities.

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Google has indicated plans to extend the agreement beyond these specific locations to other regions within the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. Upgrades and re-licensing will be conducted on its two hydropower facilities in Pennsylvania as part of this arrangement.