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Amazon Signs Data Centre Nuclear Power Deal
- US power provider Talen Energy has expanded its nuclear energy relationship with Amazon to provide carbon-free energy from Talen's Susquehanna nuclear power plant to Amazon Web Services data centers in Pennsylvania.
- Nuclear power is being considered as a solution to meet the increasing energy demands of modern data centers driven by AI technologies.
- Talen and Amazon plan to explore building new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and expanding the nuclear plant's energy output to contribute additional energy to the grid.
- Amazon will receive 1,920 megawatts of nuclear power through 2042 from Talen, with the potential to extend the agreement further.
- Amazon is investing $20 billion to construct two data centers in Pennsylvania, one located next to Talen's nuclear power plant.
- The direct connection to a nuclear power plant accelerates the development of data centers and provides a faster way to procure power compared to the traditional grid connection.
- Meta Platforms and Constellation signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for emissions-free nuclear energy to support Meta's clean energy goals and operations in the region.
- Alphabet's Google signed an agreement to buy power from small modular nuclear reactors, and Microsoft signed a deal to restart a shuttered nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island.
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