The investmentis Google’s fifteenth in renewable energy projects globally and second inTexas. In 2013, the internet giant invested $200m in the 161MW Spinning Spurwind farm owned by EDF Renewable Energy.

In addition,Google is buying wind from the 240MW Happy Hereford project, also outsideAmarillo, that is due for full commercial operation this year.

Google has seta goal of operating its US data centers with renewable energy.