Alphabet Partners Fanuc on AI Robots; Tahoe Data Centers Face 2027 Power Cut
NV Energy will end wholesale electricity deliveries to the Lake Tahoe region after May 2027, jeopardizing three-quarters of Liberty Utilities’ supply for Google’s expanding AI data centers, which may face costly transmission upgrades. Alphabet’s Intrinsic unit and Fanuc will integrate Gemini Enterprise into industrial robots, expanding Google’s AI into automation.
1. NV Energy Ends Tahoe Power Supply
NV Energy will halt wholesale electricity deliveries to the Lake Tahoe region after May 2027, cutting off three-quarters of Liberty Utilities’ current supply that feeds Google’s expanding AI data centers. Liberty plans a formal procurement process in summer 2026 but warns that new transmission infrastructure could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
2. Alphabet-Fanuc AI Robotics Partnership
Alphabet’s Intrinsic unit and Fanuc announced a partnership to integrate Google’s Gemini Enterprise AI into industrial robots, enabling them to interpret human instructions, recognize objects, and coordinate multi-machine operations. Fanuc has shipped over 1,000 physical AI-enabled robots since December and will showcase its AI agent system later this month, demonstrating Google’s hardware expansion.