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…