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On May 21, 2026, Alphabet Inc. announced a $15 billion investment to expand its infrastructure in Missouri, centered on the construction of a new data center in New Florence. To support the facility's requirements, Google has contracted for more than 1 gigawatt of new energy generation capacity and partnered with Ameren to facilitate an additional 500 megawatts. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe stated the investment demonstrates the state's "growing role in technology and innovation," as Alphabet aggressively scales its physical footprint to meet the escalating compute demands of the global artificial intelligence race.