"The discussion brought together Wright, NextEra Energy chief executive John Ketchum, and Google president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat. "The focus needs to be on delivering secure, reliable, affordable electricity," he said. "Ketchum said energy companies must scale up rapidly to meet demand from AI data centres, which require large, continuous power supplies. "NextEra, one of the world's largest energy companies, is investing heavily in large "data centre hubs" capable of generating multiple gigawatts of electricity. "The core issue is the US is underinvested in energy capacity and the infrastructure that's needed," she said.She added that Google is increasingly investing directly in energy projects alongside data centres to ensure sufficient power supply.

Source: Economic Times March 12, 2026 11:12 UTC