Virginia has been home to Google for more than a decade, with an office in Reston and data centers in Loudoun and Prince William Counties. Today, we are deepening our commitment to the Commonwealth with new public investment that will support thousands of local jobs, prepare the next generation workforce and increase energy affordability.
To prepare Virginians for the skills jobs created by infrastructure growth across the state, we are funding the Electrical Training ALLIANCE (etA) to support local electrical apprenticeship training facilities. With this funding, they aim to increase training capacity to support another 2,741 apprentices by 2030. This builds on our existing local support and is part of a national commitment from Google.org to prepare more than 300,000 talented people.
As we responsibly build data centers in Virginia, we've invested in more than 500 megawatts of new energy, working with our partners to bring more power to the grid. To support energy accessibility at the local level, we are also launching a $15 million Energy Impact Fund. This will help lower monthly utility bills for Virginians by funding important community projects such as home improvement, climate and energy efficiency improvements.
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