NextEra, Google accelerate US data center build-out with new deals

Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Nextera Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. utility company NextEra Energy has expanded its partnership with Alphabet's Google Cloud to build new energy supplies for the company's operations across the U.S., the groups said on Monday.

NextEra and Google currently have 3.5 gigawatts of electricity generation - enough to power about 2.5 million homes - in operation or contracted.