Google is converting an old coal-burning power plant in Alabama into a data center that will operate on renewable energy. Google is taking over an outdated power plant on a 350 acre site owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and will use the plant’s existing electric transmission lines and work with TVA to incorporate renewable energy into the electrical grid. It expects the Alabama data center to run on solar or wind power, or a combination of both. The $600 million project marks Google’s first commitment in eight years to build a data center in the U.S. It will be the company’s 14th data center in the world, including six others in the U.S. (Source: The HVAC&R Industry, 2 July 2015)