DoomsdaysCW<p>Why the push for more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearPlants</span></a>? Blame it on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigTech</span></a> (and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a>)</p><p>Tech companies want <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearPower</span></a>. Some utilities are throwing up roadblocks </p><p>Story by Spencer Kimball<br />August 9, 2024</p><p>&quot;Tech companies are increasingly looking to directly connect data centers to nuclear plants as they race to secure clean [sic] energy to power <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a>, sparking resistance from some utilities over the potential impact on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DataCenters</span></a>, the computer warehouses that run the Internet, in some cases now require a gigawatt or more of power, comparable to the average capacity of a nuclear reactor in the U.S.</p><p>[...]</p><p>Amazon&#39;s nuclear agreement</p><p>&quot;Co-locating data centers next to nuclear plants already faces controversy.</p><p>&quot;In March, Amazon Web Services [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AWS</span></a>] bought a data center powered by the 41-year-old <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SusquehannaNuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SusquehannaNuclear</span></a> plant in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TalenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TalenEnergy</span></a> for $650 million. But the agreement to directly sell power to the AWS data center from the nuclear plant already faces opposition from utilities American Electric Power and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Exelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exelon</span></a>, who have filed complaints at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).&quot;</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tech-companies-want-nuclear-power-some-utilities-are-throwing-up-roadblocks/ar-AA1oyZCH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/companies/</span><span class="invisible">tech-companies-want-nuclear-power-some-utilities-are-throwing-up-roadblocks/ar-AA1oyZCH</span></a></p>