08:00 AM EDT, 05/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) is considering further investment of 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) for its main data center in Hamina, Finland, two media outlets reported Monday, citing the company.

The investment will increase staffing by a quarter to 500 employees in 2024 and 2025, Bloomberg reported, citing a Google ( GOOG ) spokesperson.

The company will also test a technology, named as district heating, with the local utility to provide excess heat into the network of pipes for warming up homes in the area, Bloomberg added, citing Ben Townsend, Google's ( GOOG ) global head of infrastructure strategy and sustainability.

"It may start to steer new site selection opportunities to locations where waste heat recovery and district heating is more readily implementable," Bloomberg quoted Townsend as saying in an interview.

Google ( GOOG ) did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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