Google has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with Cypress Creek Renewables covering a 2.45-gigawatt solar project in Arkansas, according to reports. The deal ranks among the largest single renewable energy procurement agreements by a technology company. It is structured as a vPPA, meaning Google will receive renewable energy credits rather than direct power delivery, with the energy flowing into the regional grid.
A 2.45GW solar vPPA demonstrates that hyperscalers are pursuing renewable procurement at a scale that can reshape state-level electricity markets and influence utility planning in the Southeast. The Arkansas project also signals that solar development is moving into new geographies as prime markets face land and interconnection constraints.
Triggered by the 2.45GW figure, named companies Google and Cypress Creek Renewables, and the vPPA keyword. The renewable energy procurement scale and the Arkansas geography, which is a less common data center power market, ranked this story above smaller deal stories in this run.