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100% renewable energy, for the second year in a row
2019
In 2017, we first reached our longstanding goal of buying enough renewable energy to match 100% of Google’s global annual electricity use. During 2018, our purchases of energy from sources like solar and wind once again matched our entire annual electricity consumption.
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Environmental Report
2018
Operating our business in an environmentally sustainable way has always been a Google core value. Our 2018 Environmental Report covers the 2017 financial year, in which we purchased enough renewable energy to match 100% of our global consumption for operations.
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Google Data Centers and community
2018
At Google we care about the communities where we work and live. See how data centers keep the internet up and running 24/7, while supporting local economies and job creation. Learn about their positive impact in the United States and in Europe and how they’ve become part of everyday life.
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100% renewable energy — just the beginning
2017
In 2017 we achieved a great milestone: purchasing 100% renewable energy to match consumption for global operations, including our data centers and offices. But we’re also working to make the electricity supply greener as a whole — not just for us, but for everyone.
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Introducing the Data Center Mural Project
2016
Data centers play an important role in our everyday lives, so we asked four artists to reimagine the exterior walls of our data centers in Oklahoma, Iowa, Ireland, and Belgium. Watch videos that tell the stories of how these artists were inspired to bring a bit of the magic from the inside to the outside.
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Virtual reality tour inside a Google Data Center
2015
People often ask what’s inside a Google Data Center. In this 360° virtual tour (taken at The Dalles, Oregon), you can see where the Google Cloud lives and the numerous high security measures we use to protect not only customer data but our own custom-made infrastructure.
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Harnessing our data to drive efficiency
2014
In our ongoing pursuit of extreme efficiency, we've developed software that optimizes our data centers by predicting and guiding our energy use. In 2014, we shared our model so that others could follow suit and enhance their data center efficiency in similar ways.
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Increasing access to renewable energy
2013
As demand for renewable energy increases, we’ve been working with electricity providers on scalable solutions that increase the supply of clean energy. In 2013, we partnered with Duke Energy to pilot a new type of arrangement that lets companies buy renewable energy directly from the utility.
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Showing what we're made of — inside and out
2012
For a rare glimpse into where we run our products – like Search, YouTube, Gmail, Drive, and Photos, browse our photo gallery of the technology, people, and places that keep Google's products running 24/7.
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Certifying our high environmental standards
2011
In 2011, we became the first major internet services company to gain external certification of our high environmental and workplace standards throughout our US and European data centers, reinforcing our commitment to take care of the environment and our employees.
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Adding renewable energy to our communities
2010
We aim to use as much clean energy as possible, but we’re limited by a grid with few renewable options. In 2010, we started buying renewable energy from wind farms near our data centers. In doing so, we're adding new clean power for our data centers and greening the electricity where we operate.
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Sharing what we've learned
2009
In 2009, we brought together our peers to discuss how we can all make the industry greener and more efficient. This was followed by an event on efficiency targets across geographies and climates, and a summit exploring the environmental impact and benefits of the internet.
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Becoming the first carbon neutral internet company
2007
Our data centers use much less energy than the average data center, and if you add our renewable energy use and carbon offsets, our footprint is zero. We’ve been carbon neutral since 2007, and we’re happy to see that other tech companies have followed in our footsteps.
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Designing efficient data centers
2003
In 2003, we designed portable data centers: shipping containers pre-packed with servers and cooling equipment, which were easier to assemble and more energy efficient. By 2006, we moved to newer designs that provided the same benefits, but with greater flexibility.
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Pioneering highly efficient servers
2001
We've been designing our own custom servers to minimize their energy use since 2001. By using highly efficient power supplies and putting batteries directly onto the machines, we've built some of the most efficient servers in the industry.
Discover our data center locations
We own and operate data centers around the world to keep our products running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Life at Google Data Centers
The technology in our Data Centers is groundbreaking, but the people who run them are truly remarkable.
MEET THE AMAZING PEOPLE BEHIND THE TECHNOLOGYExplore our photo gallery
Watch more about Google Data Centers
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Meet Our European Neighbors
Google is proud to call Finland, the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium home to our European data centers. The data centers support local communities with economic investment and job creation. But that’s not all. We also help communities grow and succeed. Here are their stories.
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The Data Center Mural Project
See how artists have reimagined the exterior walls of a few of our data centers, bringing a bit of the magic from the inside to the outside. Learn more about The Data Center Mural Project.
Learn how we do it
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Data and Security
At our data centers, we take security very seriously. We keep your data safe and secure by using dozens of critical security features.
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Renewable Energy
Through long-term contracts with renewable energy producers, we’re investing in a future of cleaner energy for all. Read more on how
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Efficiency
At Google, we build some of the most efficient data centers in the world. See how we do it and how other data center operators can increase efficiency as well.
