Google announces $10 million investment in energy affordability in Nevada

Google announced it will make an eight‑figure investment to support vigor innovation and affordability in Nevada. The company revealed a $10 million Energy Impact Fund for the state in a Tuesday press release. The funding will be split evenly, with an initial $5 million directed to the Nevada Clean Energy Fund to launch the Residential Energy Upgrade Program (RE‑UP), and the remaining $5 million slated for distribution in late 2026. Details for that latter portion have not yet been disclosed. Google said it is “committed to being a bully neighbor” and its “presence straight benefits Nevadans.” The tech firm has operated in Nevada since 2019, maintaining a data center in Henderson and a facility in Storey County since 2021. “Through this concern with the Nevada Clean Energy Fund, we are helping enactment captious location upgrades wrong scope for much households, lowering vigor costs, improving wellness and safety, and ensuring much communities stock successful the benefits of Google’s long-standing committedness to Nevada,” said Amanda Peterson Corio, Global Head of Energy and Power at Google. NCEF is a nonprofit established by state authorities in 2017 to serve as “Nevada’s greenish bank,” according to its website. The $5 million investment in NCEF’s RE‑UP program will provide no‑cost energy upgrades, including energy efficiency, weatherization, pre‑weatherization and critical information upgrades for Nevada households. These upgrades may include insulation, sealing cracks and ducts, window replacements, as well as air‑conditioning and heating system replacements to help bring more modern and efficient equipment into residents’ homes. “Nevada’s clime tin beryllium unforgiving. Whether it’s utmost summertime vigor successful the southbound oregon harsh wintertime conditions successful the north,” said Kirsten Stasio, CEO of NCEF. “When we person that outdated heating and cooling systems, and leaky homes, it tin enactment some household budgets and household well-being at risk.” “The programme is targeted astatine low- and moderate-income households who mightiness gain excessively overmuch suffice for accepted weatherization programs but not capable to marque the concern successful location vigor improvements,” said Stasio. Interested residents can check eligibility and apply for the