Google has signed a long-term virtual Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Cypress Creek for the full output of the Steel River Energy Center in Mississippi County, Arkansas.The project, currently under development, is expected to be constructed in three phases, with a capacity of 2.45GW of solar and 2.9GWh of battery energy storage at full buildout. The first phase of the project will deliver 1.6GW of solar power and 2GWh of battery storage. The project is expected to be completed in 2029.The power will be delivered virtually at a fixed price, with Google receiving the environmental credits tied to the facility rather than the electricity itself. The vPPA will, in turn, provide Cypress Creek with a long-term revenue commitment, allowing it to commence construction of the project, and buildings $3.5 billion in financing secured by Cypress Creek last month.“The investment supplies the grid at large, and passes along the benefits from the local power plant to all customers in Arkansas,” said Will Conkling, Google’s head of data center energy, to the FT.The PPA adds to Google's growing clean energy procurement portfolio in Arkansas. In November of last year, the company signed a 100MW PPA with Treaty Oak in Arkansas. The company is currently expanding its data center footprint in the market, following a $4 billion investment commitment to the state in October 2025.Cypress Creek is a US-based renewable energy developer and independent power producer. It has commercialized 12GW of solar projects and has a more than 20GW solar and storage pipeline. It has signed a number of renewable supply deals with data center providers over recent years. Last February, the firm signed an Environmental Attribute Purchase Agreement with Meta to support the construction of the 505MW Hanson Solar in Coleman County, Texas.