The owners of about a third of US nuclear power plants are in talks with tech companies to provide electricity to new data centers needed to meet AI demand
“The owners of roughly a third of US nuclear power plants are in talks … Brian Walsh : The demand and popularity for nuclear power is growing. There is real demand for it. It's now up to the industry to deliver. — https://lnkd.in/et5aNZ66 Michael Geffrard : This is an important dynamic for policy makers - with large and wealthy tech companies locking up sources of supply for AI - will the public interests in reliable electricity still be served? … Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI
It will be interesting how this changes some views and investments in keeping existing plants open, and the prospect of new plants in the US (in particular) where licensing is quite ‘tricky’. #EnergySky [embedded post]
“Never before could anyone say to a nuclear-power plant, we'll take all the energy you can give us.” @Jennifer_Hiller @SebasAHerrera https://www.wsj.com/...
‘Instead of adding new green energy to meet their soaring power needs, tech companies would be effectively diverting existing electricity resources. That could raise prices for other customers and hold back emission-cutting goals.’ https://www.wsj.com/...
Amazon nears deal for power supplied directly from a nuclear power plant in the US, WSJ says 🖥️🤝☢️ ⚡ This comes after Amazon recently bought a nuclear-powered data center in Pennsylvania 📈 Tech firms are looking to nuclear for 24-7 carbon-free power https://www.wsj.com/...
I wrote some time back that a time is coming when mega cap tech companies... hungry for electricity will start diverting power from people's home. https://www.wsj.com/... [image]
Instead of building new clean energy, tech companies are essentially diverting nuclear power from the grid, says the WSJ That could raise prices for other customers And even if tech companies fund more renewables, that baseload power will likely be replaced with natural gas
Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI Largest tech companies are looking to buy nuclear power directly from plants, which could sap the grid of critical resources https://www.wsj.com/...
So much for that whole ‘BuT ReNEwAblEs aRe sO ChEAp’ thing, I guess. When stuff has to work reliably and cheaply, you pick nuclear power. Time for the world to triple its nuclear power capacity. No more FOAK nonsense and red tape; make the nuclear industry great again, etc.
Prepare for a wave of similar AI moves. Amazon nearing deal for power supplied directly from a nuclear power plant. Deal comes after Amazon acquired a nuclear-powered data center in Pennsylvania. Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/...