Google will invest $15 billion in Missouri infrastructure, including a new data center in New Florence, Montgomery County, in a project that pairs its expanding data center footprint with new generation commitments, a large-load cost-allocation framework, and Ameren Missouri rate structures designed to protect existing customers from infrastructure costs tied to large energy users.

“When Google builds data centers, the company pays for 100% of the power it uses, and it will cover the infrastructure costs directly driven by its operations,” Google said on May 20 as it announced the New Florence investment. The company also said it is contracting to bring more than 1 GW of new generation capacity to Missouri.

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