Google Blog, Thursday, November 14, 2013
You’d think
the thrill might wear off this whole renewable energy investing thing after a
while. Nope—we’re still as into it as ever, which is why we’re so pleased to
announce our 14th investment: We’re partnering with global investment firm KKR
to invest in six utility-scale solar facilities in California and Arizona.
Developed by leading solar developer Recurrent Energy, the projects have a
combined capacity of 106MW and will generate enough electricity to power over
17,000 U.S. homes. Google will make an approximately $80 million investment
into these facilities.
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| The 17.5 MWac/22 MWp Victor Phelan project (pictured), located in San Bernardino, Calif., is part of six Recurrent Energy developed projects acquired by Google and KKR. The six-project portfolio is expected to operational by early 2014 and will generate enough clean electricity to power more than 17,000 U.S. homes. |
This
investment is similar to one we made back in 2011, when we teamed up with KKR
and invested $94 million in four solar facilities developed by Recurrent. Those
facilities have since started generating electricity, and we’ve committed
hundreds of millions more—more than $1 billion in total—to renewable energy projects
around the world.
These
investments are all part of our drive toward a clean energy future—where
renewable energy is abundant, accessible and affordable. By continuing to
invest in renewable energy projects, purchasing clean energy for our operations
and working with our utility partners to create new options for ourselves and
for other companies interest in buying renewable energy, we’re working hard to
make that future a reality.
Posted by
Kojo Ako-Asare, Head of Corporate Finance
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