Google's $1.2 billion investment in Nebraska includes new data center in Lincoln

Google plans to invest $1.2 billion in Nebraska, expanding its existing data center in Papillion and building a new center in northeast Lincoln. This investment comes on top of the $5 billion already invested in the Omaha metro area. The expansion aims to support artificial intelligence innovation, increased cloud storage usage, and the growing demand for online services. The rise of data centers in the area has led to a significant spike in electricity demand, prompting the local utility to approve a $2 billion plan to increase generating capacity.