Google announced that its annual electricity consumption in 2025 has increased by 37 percent; this is the highest increase in the company's history, resulting from the expansion of data centers and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Silicon Valley. However, Google emphasized that by purchasing a large amount of clean energy, it has kept its operational carbon emissions low.
According to the sustainability report published by Google, the company's total electricity consumption has increased by more than 250 percent since 2019, due to the continuous growth of Google's cloud services, YouTube video streaming, and the construction and operation of data centers supporting AI products and services. The 37 percent increase in 2025 is part of an upward trend in electricity consumption, as consumption also grew by 27 percent in 2024.
The report states: "Our path to environmental goals will be nonlinear because our AI infrastructure is developing faster than the pace of decarbonization of the power grid; however, we are focused on increasing the production and access to clean, affordable, and abundant energy globally and advancing technologies that reduce carbon emissions in our operations and across the industry."