Microsoft pairs 100 % renewable energy goals with grid-interactive, AI-optimised data centres for net zero power at hyperscale
ENERGY & POWER
MICROSOFT
Microsoft pairs 100 % renewable energy goals with grid-interactive, AI-optimised data centres for net zero power at hyperscale
Microsoft is pursuing net zero power solutions by coupling one of the world’ s largest corporate renewable energy portfolios with advanced gridinteractive technologies.
By FY24, the company had contracted 34GW of renewable energy globally since 2020 – a figure boosted by a landmark 10.5GW framework with Brookfield Asset Management to be developed by 2030.
Beyond procurement, Microsoft is re-architecting data centres for the AI era. It is shifting to chip-level liquid cooling in new designs and deploying gridinteractive UPS systems that allow back-up batteries to provide frequency regulation services to national grids.
While hydrogen fuel cells remain a key pilot technology for replacing diesel generators, the firm’ s immediate focus has shifted to hourly energy matching and carbon removal, with 45 million tonnes of removal credits contracted by 2025 to address historical emissions.
“We remain resolute in our commitment not only to meeting our climate goals but also to empowering others”
Microsoft’ s 2025 Environmental Sustainability Report
100 March 2026