Green Forum • 19 February, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Microsoft has achieved its goal of matching 100% of its annual global electricity consumption with renewable energy, reaching the milestone five years ahead of its 2025 target. The achievement supports the company's commitment to become carbon negative by 2030.
Since announcing its carbon negative commitment in 2020, Microsoft has contracted 40 GW of new renewable energy supply across 26 countries, working with more than 95 utilities and developers across 400+ contracts. This represents enough energy to power about 10 million US homes, with 19 GW already online and the remainder coming online over the next five years.
"Meeting today's milestone shows what partnership can deliver in bringing big ideas to life," said Melanie Nakagawa, Microsoft's Chief Sustainability Officer. The company's renewable energy procurement has reduced its reported Scope 2 carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 25 million tons and mobilised billions of dollars in private investment.
Microsoft's clean energy portfolio began in 2013 with a single 110 MW power purchase agreement in Texas. The company has since developed technical and commercial practices that help advance procurement tools suitable for different markets, working alongside more than 200 global corporations that have collectively purchased nearly 200 GW of clean energy since 2008.
Looking ahead, Microsoft plans to expand its focus to include all forms of carbon-free electricity solutions, including nuclear energy and next-generation grid infrastructure. The company has already partnered with Helion and Constellation Energy on a 50 MW fusion project in Washington state and is working to restart the 835 MW Crane Clean Energy Center in Pennsylvania.