“A nuclear plant in Iowa—currently out of action—is set to help Google reap reliable, low-carbon energy to feed power-intensive artificial intelligence.
Google said Monday it is partnering with NextEra Energy to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear plant that closed five years ago after damage from a windstorm. The plan is to get the plant, which would provide over 600 megawatts of nuclear energy for the regional grid, up and running in early 2029 pending regulatory approval. The Central Iowa Power Cooperative will buy the plant’s energy output that isn’t used by Google.
The move follows a push by the tech industry to galvanize nuclear energy in the U.S., including a deal between Constellation Energy and Microsoft to restart Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear power disaster in the country. And Meta signed a deal this summer with Constellation to secure power from the Clinton Clean Energy Center, an already-operating nuclear plant in Illinois.”
Source : A Dormant Nuclear Plant in Iowa Is Poised to Power Google’s Energy Needs – WSJ