US EditionUtility to buy power from advanced nuclear plant to fuel Tennessee and Alabama Google data centers
The Hermes 2 plant will supply 50 megawatts of carbon-free power to Google data centers, marking the first U.S. utility agreement for advanced nuclear reactors, TVA said.
- On Monday, Alphabet's Google and Kairos Power selected Tennessee as the site for the Hermes 2 reactor, scheduled to begin operations in 2030 and supply 50 megawatts to the TVA grid.
- Power demand has surged for the first time in decades, driven by AI and cloud computing, prompting Google to buy power from Kairos Power near its data centers.
- Under the power purchase agreement, TVA will buy up to 50 megawatts of 24/7 energy from Kairos Power's Hermes 2 Plant, the first such deal for an advanced reactor.
- Google and Kairos will carry the financial risk of this project, while TVA's PPA provides revenue once the reactor generates power, TVA said.
- Looking ahead, Mike Laufer said, `'This collaboration is an important enabler to making advanced nuclear energy commercially competitive,'` as Google and Kairos plan 500 megawatts by 2035.
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Utility to buy power from advanced nuclear plant to fuel Tennessee and Alabama Google data centers
The nation’s largest public utility plans to buy power from an upcoming advanced nuclear plant to help fuel Google data centers in Tennessee and Alabama.
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