Google will now focus on striking more regional deals where its data centers and other significant operations are located,particularly in Asia said Gary Demasi, director of global infrastructure and energy.
Google expects its purchases of wind and solar energy will be enough to cover its data centers and offices worldwide starting in 2017.
“We have to keep up with growth but also need to evolve beyond this very important milestone for Google, to be able to do renewable energy projects in every market where we operate,” he said.
Google signed its first long-term renewable power agreement in 2010 and has since struck 19 similar deals, making it the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy.
The cost of wind energy has fallen 60 percent during that time, underscoring the business rationale for renewable energy.
The focus on renewable energy may also help Google’s bid to expand its cloud computing business, he said, some prospective clients appear to be taking environmental impact into account.
“To what degree it is a deciding factor on whether you go with Google or somebody else I can’t say, but it will likely be part of some companies’ equation,”
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