Google inks deal for power from 1.6 million solar panels

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Tech giant reveals plans for two new US data centres to run on solar power

Google will purchase power from 1.6 million solar panels to power two new data centres in Alabama and Tennessee, under a multi-year deal with the Tennessee Valley Authority announced earlier this week....

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