Google is funding a new natural gas plant outfitted with carbon capture and storage

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By Heather ClancyOct 27, 2025, 1:56 pm181 ptsTrendingTop
Google’s thirst for more data center energy capacity around the clock led it to sign a first-of-a-kind contract that will fund a carbon capture and storage system at a new natural gas plant in Illinois. Under the agreement, disclosed Oct. 23, Google will buy most of the electricity from the Broadwing Energy…

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