Data Center Renewable Energy Market Size, Share & Forecast to 2035

The Data Center Renewable Energy Market is valued at USD 17.48 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach USD 56.38 billion by 2035, up from USD 14.24 billion in 2025, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.75% from 2025 to 2035 (DC Market Insights estimate). The money here is the contract value of renewable electricity that data centers buy on purpose: corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs), utility green tariffs, unbundled energy attribute certificates (EACs) and onsite solar or wind. Its size follows two numbers the International Energy Agency (IEA) publishes, data center electricity use of 485 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025 rising to 950 TWh in 2030, and one number set by law: Germany’s Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) requires data centers to cover 100% of their electricity with renewables from 1 January 2027, up from 50% since 2024. DC Market Insights estimates that dedicated renewable contracts covered 69% of data center electricity in 2025, or 334.6 TWh, at an average contract value of USD 42.55 per megawatt-hour (MWh), and that PPAs carry 75.1% of the spend because buyers are moving from cheap certificates to contracts that add new wind and solar. Onsite Renewable Generation is the fastest channel at 20.95% a year, and Latin America is the fastest region at 18.10% a year after Brazil tied its data center tax regime to clean power in September 2026.

Key Market Statistics: How Big Is the Data Center Renewable Energy Market in 2026?

DC Market Insights values the Data Center Renewable Energy Market at USD 17.48 billion in 2026, 22.8% above 2025, because data center electricity use rose 17% in 2025, according to the IEA, while the largest buyers keep their 100% renewable matching goals.

• Market size 2025: USD 14.24 billion
• Market size 2026: USD 17.48 billion
• Market size 2030: USD 38.53 billion
• Market size 2035: USD 56.38 billion
• CAGR 2025-2035: 14.75% in the base case, 10.67% in the low case and 17.15% in the high case
• Largest procurement channel: corporate PPAs, 75.1% of 2025 value (USD 10.69 billion)
• Fastest-growing channel: onsite renewable generation, 20.95% a year
• Largest source technology: solar photovoltaic (PV), 42.0% of 2025 value; offshore wind grows fastest at 17.34% a year
• Leading region: North America, 46.0% of 2025 value (USD 6.55 billion)
• Fastest-growing region: Latin America, 18.10% a year
• Largest country: the United States, USD 6.05 billion in 2025
• Market leader: Brookfield Renewable, about 6% of 2025 value (DC Market Insights assessment)

Executive Summary

The Global Data Center Renewable Energy Market size was valued at USD 4.53 billion in 2020, reached USD 14.24 billion in 2025, and is anticipated to reach USD 56.38 billion by 2035, at a CAGR of 14.75% during the forecast period.

Report attribute	Details
Historical Period	2020-2024
Base Year	2025
Forecast Period	2026-2035
Data Center Renewable Energy Market Size 2025	USD 14.24 Billion
Data Center Renewable Energy Market Size 2026	USD 17.48 Billion
Data Center Renewable Energy Market, CAGR	14.75%
Data Center Renewable Energy Market Size 2035	USD 56.38 Billion

Data center renewable energy spending grew 25.75% a year from 2020 to 2025, faster than the forecast pace, because two things moved at once: data center electricity use rose from 270 TWh to 485 TWh (IEA data and DC Market Insights back-cast), and the share covered by dedicated renewable contracts rose from 60.5% to 69.0%. From 2025 the coverage share rises more slowly, to 79.0% in 2035, so growth of 14.75% a year comes mostly from volume (1,250 TWh of data center use in 2035) and from the shift of value toward PPAs priced at USD 64 per MWh in 2030 rather than certificates at USD 4 per MWh.

Key Takeaways

Four findings explain the Data Center Renewable Energy Market’s USD 14.24 billion base in 2025.

• Corporate PPAs, at USD 10.69 billion, are 75.1% of 2025 value, while certificates cover 22% of data center electricity but earn only USD 320.10 million.
• Hyperscale and AI cloud data centers buy 58.0% of the value; Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta report about 145 gigawatts (GW) of contracted clean power between them.
• Germany’s 100% rule from 2027, Ireland’s 80% new-renewables condition (Commission for Regulation of Utilities, December 2025) and Brazil’s REDATA regime turn voluntary buying into a connection or tax condition.
• The United States, at USD 6.05 billion, is 42.5% of the market, but US wind and solar lose federal tax credits if placed in service after 31 December 2027 unless building starts by 4 July 2026 (Internal Revenue Service, Notice 2025-42).

What Does the Data Center Renewable Energy Market Include?

The Data Center Renewable Energy Market covers USD 14.24 billion of 2025 spending on renewable electricity that data center operators contract for, measured at contract value and counted once per MWh.

Included

Four channels are in scope: corporate PPAs, physical and virtual, valued at the contract price times delivered MWh (USD 10.69 billion in 2025); utility green tariffs and sleeved supply, valued at the renewable retail rate (USD 2.79 billion); unbundled EACs, such as US renewable energy certificates (RECs), European guarantees of origin (GOs) and international RECs (I-RECs), valued at the certificate price (USD 320.10 million); and onsite renewable generation, valued at its levelized cost of energy (LCOE) (USD 436.50 million). Buyers are hyperscale and AI cloud operators, colocation providers and enterprise and edge sites, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that buy green tariffs through a colocation provider.

Excluded

Grid electricity of the ordinary mix is out of scope even where part of it is renewable; so are nuclear, gas and fuel-cell supply, battery storage hardware, and the equipment for onsite plants, which the Data Center Onsite Power Generation Market and the Data Center Microgrid Market cover. Energy-efficient cooling and power hardware belong to the Green Data Center Market.

How the Segments Fit Together

Every split sums to USD 14.24 billion in 2025 and USD 56.38 billion in 2035: the four procurement channels, four source technologies and three data center types each add up to the total, and so do the five regions. The 12 countries in the country table hold 77.8% of 2025 value; the rest sits in the regional remainders.

Why Do Data Center Renewable Energy Market Estimates Differ?

Estimates differ because the USD 17.48 billion DC Market Insights figure for 2026 counts only the contract value of renewable electricity that data centers buy on purpose, not equipment or the renewable part of the ordinary grid mix.

Broader definitions add the capital cost of solar farms and wind farms built for data center offtake, battery storage and microgrid controls, energy-efficiency hardware sold as ‘green data center’ equipment, or advisory fees for sustainability reporting. Some count every renewable MWh a data center draws from the grid: the IEA estimates that renewables supply about 27% of data center electricity worldwide, a physical share that differs from the 69% that dedicated contracts cover. Nuclear PPAs, geothermal firm power deals sold as carbon-free energy (CFE), gas-backed co-location and capital spent on transmission lines are out of scope here, as are renewable purchases by telecom networks and office buildings.

Element	In this report	Why
Corporate PPA contract value	Yes, USD 10.69 billion	Data center buyer pays per MWh
Utility green tariffs and sleeved supply	Yes, USD 2.79 billion	Renewable retail rate paid by the data center
Unbundled certificates (RECs, GOs, I-RECs)	Yes, USD 320.10 million	Certificate price only
Onsite solar and wind output	Yes, USD 436.50 million	Valued at LCOE
Renewable share of the ordinary grid mix	No	Not a purchasing decision
Solar, wind, storage and microgrid equipment	No	Capital goods, covered in sibling reports
Nuclear and gas supply contracts	No	Not renewable

Inside the scope, the buyer groups are hyperscale and AI cloud operators (USD 8.26 billion), colocation providers (USD 4.27 billion) and enterprise and edge sites, including SMEs (USD 1.71 billion).

Why Are Data Centers Buying More Renewable Energy?

Data centers will buy 712 TWh of renewable electricity under contract in 2030, up from 335 TWh in 2025 (DC Market Insights estimate), driven by laws that set renewable shares, rising AI electricity use and grid connection rules.

Germany Requires 100% Renewable Electricity for Data Centers from January 2027

Section 11 of Germany’s Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) requires data center operators to cover 50% of their electricity with renewables from 1 January 2024 and 100% from 1 January 2027 on a balance-sheet basis. DC Market Insights estimates that German data center renewable spending reaches USD 683.50 million in 2025 and USD 2.42 billion by 2035. The European Union’s Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364 adds disclosure: every data center of at least 500 kilowatts (kW) of IT load reports a renewable energy factor that sums guarantees of origin, PPAs and onsite output, with reports due each 15 May since 2025.

AI Pushed Data Center Electricity Use Up 17% in 2025

Data center electricity demand rose 17% in 2025, according to the IEA (April 2026), and technology companies signed about 40% of all corporate renewable PPAs that year. Google alone signed agreements for more than 12 GW of new clean energy in 2025, according to its 2026 environmental report. In the DC Market Insights model each extra TWh of data center use adds about USD 29.4 million of renewable spending in 2025, rising to USD 45.1 million per TWh in 2035 as coverage and PPA shares rise.

Ireland and Brazil Turn Renewable Supply into a Connection Condition

Ireland’s Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) decision of 12 December 2025 requires new data centers to meet at least 80% of annual demand with additional Irish renewable projects, on a six-year glide path, and to bring onsite or nearby generation or storage matched to their import capacity. Brazil’s REDATA special tax regime for data centers, signed into law on 15 September 2026 according to the Ministry of Finance, requires beneficiaries to cover all contracted electricity from clean or renewable sources. DC Market Insights puts Irish spending at USD 455.67 million in 2025 and Brazilian spending at USD 227.83 million, growing 18.46% a year.

How Is Data Center Renewable Energy Buying Changing?

The PPA share of data center electricity rises from 38% in 2025 to 54% in 2035 in the DC Market Insights model, as buyers move from annual certificate matching to co-located and round-the-clock supply.

Alphabet Buys Intersect to Build Data Centers Next to Their Own Power

Alphabet agreed in December 2025 to acquire Intersect for USD 4.75 billion in cash plus assumed debt, building on a December 2024 partnership to co-locate data centers with new generation. In June 2026 Google named the first site, the Meitner Energy Center in Gray and Roberts Counties, Texas. DC Market Insights expects onsite and near-site renewable value to grow from USD 436.50 million in 2025 to USD 2.92 billion by 2035.

Certificates Lose Share to Contracts That Add New Plants

Unbundled certificates covered 30% of data center electricity in 2020 and 22% in 2025, and fall to 10% by 2035 in the DC Market Insights model, because the German, Irish and Brazilian rules and buyer goals favour new, additional plants. The certificate channel grows only 4.56% a year, to USD 500.00 million, even though certificate prices rise from USD 3 to USD 4 per MWh.

Storage-Backed Solar Moves Toward Round-the-Clock Supply

Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) announced in October 2025 a 5.2 GW solar plant with 19 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of batteries to deliver 1 GW around the clock in Abu Dhabi, presented as support for the emirate’s AI hub plans. Meta agreed in April 2026 to reserve up to 1 GW of ultra-long-duration storage with Noon Energy. Firmed supply costs more per MWh, which is why the DC Market Insights PPA price rises from USD 58 in 2025 to USD 64 per MWh in 2030.

What Could Slow Data Center Renewable Energy Purchases?

Two limits could cut the 2035 market to the USD 39.24 billion low case: the US federal tax-credit cut-off and the pace at which new renewable plants can connect to the grid.

US Wind and Solar Tax Credits End for Plants Online After 2027

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, wind and solar facilities placed in service after 31 December 2027 lose the clean electricity production and investment credits (sections 45Y and 48E) unless construction begins by 4 July 2026, as set out in Internal Revenue Service Notice 2025-42. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) puts the 2024 LCOE of US utility-scale solar at USD 41 per MWh with tax credits and USD 60 without, and solar plus batteries at USD 59 and USD 87. The United States is 42.5% of the market, so a USD 5 per MWh rise in US PPA prices would add about USD 0.92 billion to the 2030 cost of the same PPA volume, money that buyers may instead cut from contracted volume (DC Market Insights estimate).

New Renewable Supply Cannot Keep Pace with Data Center Demand

The IEA expects renewables to meet nearly 50% of the growth in data center electricity demand to 2030, so the rest comes from gas, nuclear and the existing grid. Dedicated contract coverage therefore rises only from 69% in 2025 to 75% in 2030 in the DC Market Insights model, and 238 TWh of data center use in 2030 stays uncovered by renewable contracts.

Where Are the Openings in the Data Center Renewable Energy Market?

The two largest openings are compliance-led demand in India and Brazil, worth USD 3.50 billion together by 2035, and onsite or near-site supply, worth USD 2.92 billion.

India and Brazil Grow Fastest Among Large Countries

India’s data center renewable spending grows from USD 284.79 million in 2025 to USD 2.25 billion by 2035, 22.99% a year, the fastest of the top 12 countries. India’s Green Energy Open Access Rules (Ministry of Power, June 2022) cut the open-access threshold for green power from 1 megawatt (MW) to 100 kW, and in June 2026 Meta and Reliance tied a 168 MW first phase in Jamnagar to nearly 1 GW of new clean energy, including 837 MW from CleanMax. Brazil grows from USD 227.83 million to USD 1.24 billion under REDATA.

Onsite and Near-Site Renewables Under Connection Rules

Onsite renewable generation grows from USD 436.50 million in 2025 to USD 2.92 billion by 2035, 20.95% a year, the fastest channel, because Ireland’s onsite-or-local generation condition and US co-location projects reward plants built at the campus. Its share of data center electricity rises from 1% to 3% in the DC Market Insights model.

How Much Do Data Centers Pay for Renewable Electricity?

Data centers paid an average of USD 42.55 per MWh of contracted renewable electricity in 2025 across all channels, with PPAs at USD 58 and certificates at USD 3 per MWh (DC Market Insights estimates).

Channel (USD per MWh)	2020	2025	2030	2035
Corporate PPAs (Physical and Virtual)	50	58	64	62
Utility Green Tariffs and Sleeved Supply	64	72	76	74
Unbundled Energy Attribute Certificates	2	3	4	4
Onsite Renewable Generation	95	90	82	78

Public anchors support the ladder: LBNL reports an average levelized PPA price of USD 29 per MWh for US solar projects that began operating in 2024, and an LCOE for 2023-2024 wind plants from USD 40 per MWh in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to USD 67 per MWh in the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) area. The DC Market Insights blended PPA price is higher, USD 58 per MWh in 2025, because it includes European contracts, shaped and firmed supply and offshore wind.

Which Laws and Standards Govern Data Center Renewable Energy Claims?

At least seven rules shape how the USD 14.24 billion of 2025 spending is bought and reported, from Germany’s 100% requirement to the EU’s renewable energy factor.

• Germany, Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) section 11: 50% renewable electricity from 2024 and 100% from 1 January 2027.
• European Union, Energy Efficiency Directive (EU) 2023/1791 Article 12 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364: data centers of at least 500 kW report energy and renewable key performance indicators, including the renewable energy factor.
• Ireland, CRU data centre connection policy decision (12 December 2025): 80% of annual demand from additional Irish renewables.
• United States, One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Notice 2025-42: 45Y and 48E credit deadlines for wind and solar.
• Brazil, REDATA special tax regime (September 2026): all contracted electricity from clean or renewable sources.
• India, Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022: green power open access from 100 kW.
• Singapore, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) Green Data Centre Roadmap (May 2024): at least 300 MW of new capacity tied to faster use of green energy.

Market-based reporting under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scope 2 Guidance decides which certificates and PPAs a data center can count against its electricity emissions.

Which Renewable Energy Channels Do Data Centers Use Most?

Corporate PPAs lead with 75.1% of 2025 value, solar PV leads the source technologies with 42.0%, and hyperscale and AI cloud data centers lead the buyer types with 58.0%.

By Procurement Channel: Corporate PPAs Lead with 75.1%

PPAs grow 14.62% a year to USD 41.85 billion; green tariffs grow 14.79% a year as utilities offer data center tariffs; certificates grow only 4.56%.

Procurement Channel	2025 Value	Share 2025	2035 Value	CAGR 2025-2035
Corporate PPAs (Physical and Virtual)	USD 10.69 billion	75.1%	USD 41.85 billion	14.62%
Utility Green Tariffs and Sleeved Supply	USD 2.79 billion	19.6%	USD 11.10 billion	14.79%
Unbundled Energy Attribute Certificates	USD 320.10 million	2.2%	USD 500.00 million	4.56%
Onsite Renewable Generation	USD 436.50 million	3.1%	USD 2.92 billion	20.95%
Total	USD 14.24 billion	100.0%	USD 56.38 billion	14.75%

By Source Technology: Solar PV Leads with 42.0%

Solar PV rises from USD 5.98 billion to USD 27.06 billion as storage-backed solar spreads; offshore wind grows 17.34% a year on European contracts such as Amazon’s 600 MW Gennaker deal in Germany (August 2026).

Source Technology	2025 Value	Share 2025	2035 Value	CAGR 2025-2035
Solar PV	USD 5.98 billion	42.0%	USD 27.06 billion	16.29%
Onshore Wind	USD 5.41 billion	38.0%	USD 16.91 billion	12.07%
Offshore Wind	USD 1.14 billion	8.0%	USD 5.64 billion	17.34%
Hydro and Geothermal Power	USD 1.71 billion	12.0%	USD 6.76 billion	14.75%
Total	USD 14.24 billion	100.0%	USD 56.38 billion	14.75%

By Data Center Type: Hyperscale and AI Cloud Lead with 58.0%

Hyperscale and AI cloud buyers grow 16.24% a year; colocation providers, led by Equinix at 96% renewable coverage in 2025 and Digital Realty at 93%, grow 13.55% a year.

Data Center Type	2025 Value	Share 2025	2035 Value	CAGR 2025-2035
Hyperscale and AI Cloud Data Centers	USD 8.26 billion	58.0%	USD 37.21 billion	16.24%
Colocation Data Centers	USD 4.27 billion	30.0%	USD 15.22 billion	13.55%
Enterprise and Edge Data Centers	USD 1.71 billion	12.0%	USD 3.95 billion	8.73%
Total	USD 14.24 billion	100.0%	USD 56.38 billion	14.75%

DC Exclusive: The Clean-Power Contract Book, 6 Buyers and About 147 GW

Six data center buyers report about 147 GW of contracted clean power, a DC Market Insights tracker built from 10 public inputs in company reports; the second table is a DC Market Insights model that splits USD 14.24 billion of 2025 value by buyer type and channel.

Buyer	Contracted clean power	Coverage or matching	Latest dated move
Microsoft	40 GW in 26 countries	100% annual renewable matching (2025)	Brookfield framework, 10.5 GW for 2026-2030
Amazon	Over 40 GW, 700+ projects (includes nuclear and storage)	100% matched in 2025	700 MW geothermal and solar, Nevada (May 2026)
Google	Nearly 35 GW signed 2010-2025	100% annual matching, 9th year	Over 12 GW signed in 2025; Intersect acquisition
Meta	Over 30 GW	100% matched since 2020	Nearly 1 GW in India with Reliance (June 2026)
Digital Realty	1.7 GW	93% coverage (2025)	205 sites at 100% (May 2026 report)
Equinix	Not disclosed in GW	96% coverage (2025)	Eighth year at 90% or more

The four hyperscalers’ roughly 145 GW of contracts compare with 335 TWh of renewable electricity bought by all data centers in 2025: at a 30% capacity factor, 145 GW would generate about 381 TWh a year once built, which shows how much of the contract book is still under construction or serves non-data-center load (DC Market Insights calculation).

Data Center Type	Corporate PPAs	Green Tariffs	Certificates	Onsite	Total
Hyperscale and AI Cloud Data Centers	USD 7.03 billion	USD 936.79 million	USD 29.14 million	USD 262.84 million	USD 8.26 billion
Colocation Data Centers	USD 2.79 billion	USD 1.21 billion	USD 156.79 million	USD 113.15 million	USD 4.27 billion
Enterprise and Edge Data Centers	USD 867.06 million	USD 647.01 million	USD 134.17 million	USD 60.51 million	USD 1.71 billion
Total	USD 10.69 billion	USD 2.79 billion	USD 320.10 million	USD 436.50 million	USD 14.24 billion

Which Region Spends the Most on Data Center Renewable Energy?

North America leads with 46.0% of 2025 value, while Latin America grows fastest at 18.10% a year to USD 2.25 billion by 2035.

Region	2025 Value	Share 2025	2035 Value	CAGR 2025-2035
North America	USD 6.55 billion	46.0%	USD 23.68 billion	13.71%
Europe	USD 3.70 billion	26.0%	USD 12.40 billion	12.85%
Asia Pacific	USD 2.99 billion	21.0%	USD 15.22 billion	17.67%
Latin America	USD 427.19 million	3.0%	USD 2.25 billion	18.10%
Middle East and Africa	USD 569.58 million	4.0%	USD 2.82 billion	17.34%
Total	USD 14.24 billion	100.0%	USD 56.38 billion	14.75%

North America Leads with 46.0% Share

North America spends USD 6.55 billion in 2025. The National Laboratory of the Rockies counts 122.7 GW of US corporate PPAs and utility renewable contracts as of September 2025, about 64 GW of it operating, and the IEA expects renewables to add 110 TWh to US data center supply between 2024 and 2030.

Europe Holds 26.0% Share

Europe spends USD 3.70 billion in 2025, growing 12.85% a year, with Germany’s 2027 deadline and Ireland’s 80% rule setting the pace; Amazon signed a 156 MW agrivoltaic PPA in Italy in September 2026.

Asia Pacific Holds 21.0% Share

Asia Pacific spends USD 2.99 billion in 2025 and grows 17.67% a year. Amazon committed in June 2025 to buy more than 170 MW from three new solar farms in Victoria and Queensland alongside an AUD 20 billion Australian data center plan.

Latin America Is the Fastest-Growing Region at 18.10%

Latin America grows from USD 427.19 million to USD 2.25 billion, led by Brazil, where REDATA makes renewable supply a condition of the data center tax regime from September 2026.

Middle East and Africa Holds 4.0% Share

Middle East and Africa spends USD 569.58 million in 2025 and grows 17.34% a year; the Abu Dhabi 5.2 GW round-the-clock solar project is the largest firmed renewable supply announced near a data center hub.

Which Countries Spend the Most on Data Center Renewable Energy?

The United States leads with USD 6.05 billion in 2025, and India is the fastest-growing large country at 22.99% a year.

Rank	Country	Region	2025 Value	Share 2025	2035 Value	CAGR 2025-2035
1	United States	North America	USD 6.05 billion	42.5%	USD 21.70 billion	13.62%
2	China	Asia Pacific	USD 996.77 million	7.0%	USD 5.64 billion	18.92%
3	Germany	Europe	USD 683.50 million	4.8%	USD 2.42 billion	13.50%
4	United Kingdom	Europe	USD 512.63 million	3.6%	USD 1.80 billion	13.41%
5	Canada	North America	USD 498.39 million	3.5%	USD 1.97 billion	14.75%
6	Ireland	Europe	USD 455.67 million	3.2%	USD 1.41 billion	11.95%
7	Japan	Asia Pacific	USD 427.19 million	3.0%	USD 1.92 billion	16.20%
8	Netherlands	Europe	USD 398.71 million	2.8%	USD 1.35 billion	13.00%
9	Australia	Asia Pacific	USD 370.23 million	2.6%	USD 1.58 billion	15.61%
10	India	Asia Pacific	USD 284.79 million	2.0%	USD 2.25 billion	22.99%
11	Brazil	Latin America	USD 227.83 million	1.6%	USD 1.24 billion	18.46%
12	Singapore	Asia Pacific	USD 170.88 million	1.2%	USD 620.12 million	13.76%

China ranks second with USD 996.77 million and grows 18.92% a year as green electricity certificates and provincial green power trading expand; DC Market Insights treats China’s certificate channel at local prices.

How Could the 2035 Data Center Renewable Energy Forecast Change?

The 2035 market ranges from USD 39.24 billion in the low case to USD 69.35 billion in the high case, around a base of USD 56.38 billion.

Scenario	2035 Value	CAGR 2025-2035	Assumptions
Low	USD 39.24 billion	10.67%	Data center electricity use 15% below base, PPA share 8 points lower, prices 8% lower
Base	USD 56.38 billion	14.75%	1,250 TWh, PPA share 54%, PPA price USD 62 per MWh
High	USD 69.35 billion	17.15%	Use 10% above base, PPA share 4 points higher, prices 6% higher

Who Supplies Renewable Energy to Data Centers?

The top five suppliers hold about 21% of 2025 value (DC Market Insights assessment based on announced data center offtake contracts), with Brookfield Renewable the largest at about 6%; hundreds of regional developers and utilities share the rest.

• Brookfield Renewable
• NextEra Energy Resources
• Ørsted
• Iberdrola
• Enel Green Power
• RWE
• EDP Renewables
• AES Corporation
• ENGIE
• Invenergy
• Intersect Power (Alphabet)
• TotalEnergies
• Masdar
• ACWA Power
• Adani Green Energy
• CleanMax

Brookfield Renewable’s framework with Microsoft covers more than 10.5 GW of new US and European capacity for delivery between 2026 and 2030 (Brookfield, May 2024). Alphabet’s USD 4.75 billion purchase of Intersect (December 2025) makes a buyer its own developer. CleanMax supplies 837 MW to the Meta and Reliance project in India (Meta, June 2026), and Masdar leads the 5.2 GW Abu Dhabi solar and storage plant with EWEC (October 2025).

Recent Developments

Six dated events from February to September 2026 show buyers adding contracts and governments tightening rules.

• In February 2026, Microsoft reported 40 GW of contracted new renewable supply across 26 countries and 100% annual renewable matching (Source: Microsoft).
• In April 2026, Meta reserved up to 1 GW of space-based solar from Overview Energy and up to 1 GW of long-duration storage from Noon Energy (Source: Meta).
• In May 2026, Amazon agreed to 700 MW of new geothermal and solar capacity in Nevada (Source: Amazon).
• In June 2026, Meta and Reliance announced a 168 MW first phase in Jamnagar backed by nearly 1 GW of new clean energy in India (Source: Meta).
• In August 2026, Amazon agreed to buy 600 MW from the Gennaker offshore wind farm in Germany (Source: Amazon).
• In September 2026, Brazil signed the REDATA data center tax regime into law with a clean or renewable electricity condition (Source: Ministry of Finance of Brazil).

Methodology: How DC Market Insights Sizes the Data Center Renewable Energy Market

DC Market Insights sizes the market at USD 14.24 billion in 2025 as data center electricity use times the share bought through each renewable channel times that channel’s price per MWh.

Data center electricity use follows the IEA (Energy and AI and its 2026 update): 415 TWh in 2024, 485 TWh in 2025 and 950 TWh in 2030, extended to 1,250 TWh in 2035 and back-cast to 270 TWh in 2020. Channel shares rise from 60.5% total coverage in 2020 to 69.0% in 2025 and 79.0% in 2035; prices per MWh follow the pricing table. The 2025 receipt: 485 TWh x 38% x USD 58 = USD 10.69 billion of PPAs, plus USD 2.79 billion of green tariffs, USD 320.10 million of certificates and USD 436.50 million of onsite output. Regions, countries, technologies and buyer types are shares of the total that move linearly from 2025 to 2035.

Three bound checks hold. First (ceiling): buying all 485 TWh of 2025 data center electricity at the PPA price would cost USD 28.13 billion, above the USD 14.24 billion estimate. Second (ceiling): the 64 GW of operating US corporate renewable contracts would yield about 168 TWh a year at a 30% capacity factor, worth about USD 8.4 billion at USD 50 per MWh, above the USD 5.73 billion of US data center PPA and green-tariff value in the model. Third (floor): Meta’s data centers alone used 18.06 TWh in 2024, all matched with renewables, worth at least USD 0.52 billion at the LBNL solar PPA price of USD 29 per MWh. Full method: DC Market Insights research methodology; the parent figure is in the Data Center Market report.