Google to invest additional $9 billion to expand Virginia data center network through 2026
29 Aug 2025, 12:12 PM
Google's capital commitment is aligned with broader industry trends as technology corporations accelerate domestic data center construction to support the rapidly expanding AI sector in the US.
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Tech giant Google said it is investing an additional $9 billion in Virginia through 2026 in cloud and AI infrastructure.
"Google is investing in the Commonwealth of Virginia and its residents to unlock substantial economic opportunity for the state and help the US continue to lead the world in AI," it said in a statement.
The Virginia expansion reflects the state's central role in America's data center ecosystem, particularly the northern region known as "Data Center Alley." This area has served as a primary hub for cloud infrastructure since the early 2000s.
Google's capital commitment is aligned with broader industry trends as technology corporations accelerate domestic data center construction to support the rapidly expanding AI sector in the US.
It is also in line with the Donald Trump's administration's AI blueprint that seeks to have an edge over China in the AI race.
Other tech giants including Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta are collectively projected to invest hundreds of billions of dollars this year, with significant portions dedicated to AI-supporting infrastructure.
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