The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help Google built out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence.

Alphabet said the acquisition will help bring more data center and generation capacity online faster.

Google parent Alphabet said Monday it's buying energy infrastructure provider Intersect for $4.75 billion to support its data center buildout.

Google's corporate parent on Monday announced an agreement to buy data center energy specialist Intersect for $4.75 billion as part of its effort to secure the vast amounts of electricity needed to power artificial intelligence technology. Alphabet, which depends on Google's search engine and other online services for most of…