We’re strengthening our presence in Alabama through new investments and community support.

# We’re strengthening our presence in Alabama through new investments and community support. Source: [https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/alabama-investment-june-2026/](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/alabama-investment-june-2026/) Google has announced a $1\.5 billion investment for 2026 and 2027 to expand its data center campus in Jackson County, Alabama\. Operating since 2019 on a repurposed former coal\-plant site, the facility powers essential digital services while driving long\-term regional growth\. As part of this expansion, Google is funding 100% of its own power and infrastructure costs\. The company also announced a $2 million Energy Impact Fund in partnership with the TVA and CAANEAL to support local energy efficiency and weatherization programs\. Furthering our community commitment, we’re donating $550,000 to provide STEM kits for local fourth\-to\-eighth graders\. These initiatives build on Google’s long\-term local impact, which includes supporting water stewardship in the Paint Rock River Watershed, training over 130,000 Alabamians in digital skills and generating hundreds of full\-time and construction jobs\. [Read our full announcement\.](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/documents/Google_Strengthens_Alabama_Presence.pdf)