Google plans to invest $40 billion in three newly built data centers in Texas, the United States, by 2027. One of the data centers will be located in Armstrong County, Panhandle, Texas, and the other two will be located in Haskell County, which is close to Abiline in West Texas. Lene). One of the Haskell facilities will be built together with a new solar and battery storage power plant to mitigate the impact on the power grid. Google said that the investment will create thousands of jobs and provide skills training for college students and electrician apprentices. Texas is home to some of the largest data center projects currently under development, including OpenAI, Anthropic PBC and Meta Platforms Inc. Other companies are also investing in data centers in the state.