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When you combine AI and nuclear power, the results can be catastrophic
Big tech needs to find more energy-efficient ways to run AI data centers, and direct their major energy investments, along with the government, to clean renewable energy that doesn’t make our ...
Inside the Audacious Plan to Reopen Three Mile Island’s Nuclear Plant
AI’s thirst for energy sealed the deal between Microsoft and Constellation on the plant, where memories of a partial meltdown ...
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Three Mile Island's Clean Energy Comeback Fueled by Tech Giant Demand
Three Mile Island's Unit 1 is set to reopen in a $1.6 billion deal with Microsoft, signaling a potential nuclear power ...
Feeding AI’s appetite: Who pays the price for power-hungry data centers?
With the grid facing strain and more energy-hungry giants sitting down at the table, ensuring fair contribution isn’t just ...
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FERC Rejects Grid Connection Pact for Amazon Pa. Data Centers
Nuclear plant owner Talen Energy Corp. says an initial 300 MW of data center development can proceed despite feds' rejection of grid link agreement to its Susquehanna facility in Pennsylvania's ...
Constellation Navigates Regulatory Setback in Quest for Data Centers at Power Plants
Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania. Photo: Getty Images Constellation Energy will continue to pursue deals to develop data centers on the sites of its U.S. power ...
Regulators deliver successive blows to Amazon and Meta’s nuclear power ambitions
A series of recent rulings from regulators dashed the Big Tech companies' hopes of finding a quick fix for their electricity ...
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Nuclear power is coming back - and that could be a win for older workers
Once stigmatized and sidelined, nuclear energy appears poised for a renaissance. Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant - where the ... to purchase nuclear power from startup companies ...