Google Enlists Two Energy Firms To Power Its West Virginia Data Center
MN8 Energy and Eos Energy Enterprises will pair solar and lithium-ion storage with zinc-hybrid batteries in what Google calls a first-of-its-kind deployment.
- The project sits on the PJM grid, feeding a planned Google facility in West Virginia.
- Eos manufactures the zinc-hybrid batteries at its own plant in Pennsylvania.
- Google announced the deal September 2, 2026, calling it a new model for the grid.
Why it matters: Data centers now demand so much power that their owners must become power producers themselves.