Google is preparing to spend $40 billion to expand the reach of its data centers in Texas. In an announcement posted on its website, Google said it plans to build more infrastructure for its cloud and artificial intelligence operations in the state. According to Google, the plan calls for three new data centers, one in Armstrong County and two in Haskell County.
According to a press release from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, this is Google’s largest investment in any US state. The tech giant’s investments in the Lone Star State began in 2019, when it built a data center in Midlothian, Texas. Google later expanded its presence in the state with the development of another data center in Red Oak, bringing the company’s total investment in Texas to $2.7 billion. According to Google, the latest $40 billion investment will be made through 2027.
Google isn’t the only major tech company developing more AI infrastructure in the US. Earlier this year, NVIDIA announced plans to build manufacturing locations for AI supercomputers in Houston and Dallas. More recently, Meta said it would invest $600 billion to build AI data centers across the US, without specifying in which states.