Google's 2025 hourly CFE score across data centers, with separately identified regional means
65% (2025 data centers)observed
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Hourly CFE (24/7 carbon-free energy matching). 2025 global data-center CFE 65% (66% in 2024) while electricity demand grew 37%; Latin America 90%, Europe 83%, Asia Pacific 13%; 9 of 22 grid regions at or above 80%. |
| Caveat | Excludes marketplace granular certificates (69% if included); Google counts them from 2026, so later years are not like-for-like. |
| As of | 2026-06 report; 2025 data |
| Source | Google, 2026 Environmental Report, June 2026; data-center hourly CFE table and regional averages, 2025 column. · Carbon-free energy: year-on-year regional progress; appendix regional average CFE across Google data center grid regions, 2025 column. |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-07-31 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-05 · 3 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | google-fleet-wide-24-7-cfe-score-2024-data |
Where the guide uses it
- 3.4 Energy Supply Strategy: Grid PPA, BYOP & Co-Location
- 15.3 Carbon, Clean Power Procurement & 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
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