Google’s AI expansion hikes 2025 electricity use by 37%, emissions dip as clean-energy push continues

Google reports a 37% jump in total electricity use in 2025—the largest annual rise in its history—driven by AI infrastructure and data-center growth, while operational emissions fell 2% as the company expands 24/7 carbon-free energy efforts and record renewables purchases; supply-chain emissions rose 25% and total emissions reached about 14.5 million metric tons CO2e, highlighting ongoing decarbonization challenges even as Google invests heavily in renewables and energy tech.