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December 22, 2025
Alphabet to buy Intersect Power to bypass energy grid bottlenecks
Alphabet is set to pay $4.75 billion in cash, plus debt, for the data center and clean energy developer.

TL;DR
- Alphabet is acquiring Intersect Power for $4.75 billion in cash and assumed debt.
- The acquisition will enhance Alphabet's power generation capacity for data centers supporting AI development.
- Alphabet previously held a minority stake in Intersect Power.
- The deal covers Intersect's future projects, excluding existing operations.
- New data parks are planned to be operational by late next year and completed by 2027.
- Intersect's campuses are designed to host other companies' AI chips alongside Google's.
- The transaction is expected to close in the first half of next year.
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