The Duck CurveEntergy's Google expansion includes a solar deal Arkansas regulators denied
Entergy Arkansas said on October 19, 2026 that Google will pay for about $600 million of grid investment and a 440 MWac solar power purchase agreement for a second phase of its West Memphis data center, with at least $500 million in customer savings over 20 years starting in 2028. Arkansas regulators denied that solar contract, Big Island, on September 16, and staff and the attorney general oppose Entergy's rehearing request.
Google backs 890 MW of Constellation nuclear uprates at 11 PJM units
Google and Constellation Energy announced on October 6, 2026 a 20-year power purchase agreement backing uprates at 11 Constellation nuclear units in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey that Constellation says will add 890 MW to the PJM grid, the first by 2028, plus a 15-year agreement for 2,700 MW from its operating PJM fleet. Constellation calls it a direct response to PJM's bring-your-own-power proposal, which both companies have asked FERC to reject except its registry.
Google-sponsored pilot charged and discharged 9.2 GWh at esVolta batteries
Quintrace, esVolta and LevelTen Energy announced on September 17, 2026 the results of a Google-sponsored pilot in which esVolta's Anole (240 MW / 480 MWh) and Burksol (100 MW / 200 MWh) batteries in Texas charged and discharged a total of 9.2 GWh over three months in defined mid-day and evening windows, each hour verified by Quintrace against the EnergyTag standard. Google contracted to time-shift environmental attributes it already owned without tolling the batteries or taking merchant or dispatch risk; the release calls it the first environmental revenue stream for battery assets.
DOE closes loan of up to $1.9B for Duane Arnold nuclear restart
The US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing announced on September 8, 2026 the financial close of a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy for the restart of the 615 MW Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa, shut down since August 2020. NextEra plans to restart the plant no later than the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals, and NRC staff expect to issue final licensing decisions by January 29, 2028. Google holds a 25-year agreement for power from the plant, with Central Iowa Power Cooperative buying the remainder on the same terms.
Google to buy from 86 MW solar and zinc storage project in West Virginia
MN8 Energy, Eos Energy Enterprises, and Google announced on September 2, 2026 that Google will purchase the energy, capacity, and clean energy attributes of MN8's Mammoth Solar project in Kanawha County, West Virginia: 86 MW of solar, 70 MW/280 MWh of lithium-ion storage, and 10 MW/100 MWh of Eos Z3 zinc-based long-duration storage on a reclaimed coal mine. MN8 expects the solar online in 2028, the lithium-ion in 2029, and the zinc system in 2030, and estimates up to $350 million in capital investment; the West Virginia PSC granted the project's siting certificate on November 24, 2025.
PG&E launches Google-funded SHARE virtual power plant in the Bay Area
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced SHARE (Smart Home Assets for Reliability and Efficiency) on September 3, 2026, a virtual power plant proof of concept it says will enroll nearly 21,000 existing home energy devices through Tesla, Sunrun, and Renew Home and deploy new Carrier battery-enabled heat pumps in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, with Google funding customer incentives, technology deployment, and program delivery. PG&E expects the resource to begin supporting the grid as early as fall 2026 and the program to run through 2027; no capacity or dollar figure was disclosed.
Fervo and Google sign 396 MW geothermal PPA for possible Utah data center
Fervo Energy subsidiary Cape Generating Station 6 LLC signed a 15-year, 396 MW power purchase agreement with Google Energy LLC on August 26, 2026, announced September 1, for enhanced geothermal output from Cape Station in Beaver County, Utah, delivered in four 99 MW sub-tranches with target commercial operation dates beginning in the third quarter of 2028. Fervo has agreed to offer Google an expansion of approximately 600 MW, for total contracted capacity of not less than approximately 950 MW with a guaranteed commercial operation date no later than June 2030, and says the project is intended to use delivery pathways under Utah's S.B. 132, subject to regulatory approvals.
