Google’s $40 billion Texas investment in AI and cloud infrastructure drew rare praise from Elon Musk, who called the scale “mind-blowing” as the company expands data centres, energy projects, and workforce training across the state.
Elon Musk has called Google’s decision to pour $40 billion into new AI and cloud infrastructure in Texas “mind-blowing”.
The company announced its multi-year Texas initiative runs through 2027 and includes new data-centre campuses in Armstrong and Haskell Counties as part of a broader effort to strengthen America’s AI computing backbone.
Google has said the investment will support everything from cloud services to advanced AI workloads, while also bolstering domestic energy capacity and local job creation.
Musk reacted to the announcement on X, spotlighting the sheer size of the project.
He wrote: “It’s mind-blowing how much money is being spent on AI compute so fast!
“But still many orders of magnitude to go …”
Google CEO Sundar Pichai responded by highlighting Texas’ natural advantages – “abundant sand, plenty of sun, and space” – all factors that make the region well-suited for building and powering hyperscale computing facilities.
Alongside the expansion, Google unveiled a $30 million Energy Impact Fund to support local energy-efficiency projects and confirmed more than 6,200 megawatts of new energy generation and storage through long-term power purchase agreements.
Notably, its new Haskell County facility will be paired with an adjacent solar and battery-storage plant, underscoring the company’s commitment to cleaner, grid-supportive operations.
Google is also investing in Texas’ workforce, backing training programs through the electrical training ALLIANCE to help educate more than 1,700 apprentices by 2030, more than doubling the state’s pipeline of qualified electricians needed for modern infrastructure.
The move marks Google’s most ambitious US infrastructure expansion in years, positioning Texas as a central hub in the race to scale AI computing.
Elon Musk hails Google’s 40bn USD Texas AI investment ‘mind-blowing’
