Home Of The Worst Nuclear Disaster In US History Will Now Power AI

Home Of The Worst Nuclear Disaster In US History Will Now Power AI

AI data centers are gobbling up energy faster than power grids can supply it, that's why the US is resuscitating a nuclear plant with dark history.

Google launches game-changing project using shuttered nuclear power plant: 'The fastest path'

Google is helping to restart a shuttered nuclear plant to power its artificial intelligence and data center operations.  According to Reuters, the tech giant has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement to buy electricity from the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa, which NextEra Energy closed in 2020 because of challenging economic conditions.  Google said in a release that it expects the plant will be operational by early 2029, delivering mor…

CBJ Newsmakers: Tech giant’s Iowa presence grows with Duane Arnold partnership, potential new facility

Since Google’s landmark $7 billion investment announcement in May, the tech giant has moved aggressively to secure the infrastructure and partnerships needed to support its expanding Iowa operations.In October, Google revealed plans for a second data center complex in Linn County near the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear plant in Palo. The proposed six-building facility would join Google’s Cedar Rapids data center, already under construction i…