Will Conkling

Will Conkling

Head of Data Center Energy, Americas and EMEA, Google

Will is a member of the Clean Energy & Power team in the Global Infrastructure organization at Google where as part of the company’s global data center strategy, he leads the team that procures energy and electric infrastructure for data centers in the Americas region. In pursuit of this goal, Will and his team work on data center location strategy, data center energy supply strategy, and lead the development and execution of the company’s global carbon-free energy program. As a result of these initiatives, Google has entered more than 20 gigawatts of clean energy purchases around the globe, matches 100% of its electric consumption with renewable energy annually, and is one of the largest global corporate purchasers of renewable energy.  


Will earned a bachelor’s degree in Government and Latin American Studies from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Plenary Panel

  • 10-08-2025
  • 11:35
  • Main Keynote Hall

Grid meets gigawatts: what the data center industry needs from utilities and what comes next