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Microsoft signs groundbreaking energy deal with nuclear plant to power AI data centers: 'Energy sources that can consistently deliver'
"Powering industries critical to our nation's global economic and technological competitiveness, including data centers, requires an abundance of energy that is carbon-free and reliable every hour of every day, and nuclear plants are the only energy sources that can consistently deliver on that promise," Constellation CEO Joe Dominguez told NPR.
Microsoft Planning to Use Nuclear Power to Fuel AI Revolution
Microsoft plans to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to fuel its AI revolution. The deal is still to go through.
Is Nuclear Power the Future of Green Energy for Big Tech?
Google is exploring the use of nuclear energy to power its data centers and achieve its net-zero emissions goals amid the growing energy demands of AI.
Microsoft is processing so much data that they're reopening up a nuclear power facility.
Microsoft's data center is under immense pressure, so much so that they had to reopen a nuclear power plant to keep the wheels moving.
Microsoft Goes Nuclear. Here Are the Biggest Beneficiaries of Its Massive Power Grab.
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Will It Take Nuclear Power to Sustain AI? Microsoft Is Betting on It.
Three Mile Island, a nuclear power plant, has been closed for five years. Now, it's set to reopen by 2028 to power Microsoft's data centers.
Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers
Constellation Energy Generation LLC, the largest renewable energy producer in the U.S., announced the initiative today. The company will supply power from Three Mile Island to Microsoft under a newly signed 20-year contract. Before reopening the plant, Constellation will carry out wide-ranging renovations and secure fresh regulatory approvals.
Google is considering nuclear power to feed its energy-hungry AI data centers
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Nikkei Asia that the company is "evaluating technologies like small modular nuclear reactors" to meet its energy needs.
Google mulls nuclear energy to power data centers
Google may be the next tech giant to embrace nuclear energy for its data centers, CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed. Pichai, who has been with Google since 2004, told Nikkei in a recent interview that the company is looking to invest more in clean energy to achieve net-zero emission goals by 2030.
Atoms alive! Google and Microsoft Turn to Nuclear Power to Fuel AI’s Energy Hunger
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand, Google is increasingly considering nuclear power to meet the massive energy demands arising from the hot new technology, with current forecasts suggesting that global power consumption by AI could match that of Japan within two years.
Google wants to use nuclear power for its AI data centers
Google CEO Sundar Pichai shared during a sitdown interview in Tokyo this week that he is considering using nuclear power plants to fuel energy demands at his company’s data centers.
Microsoft’s Nuclear Power Deal Could Saddle Taxpayers With $1.6 Billion Federal Loan
A new scheme for AI fuel could offload financial risk from Microsoft's business partner onto the American taxpayer.
Microsoft's Three Mile Island deal: How Big Tech is snatching up nuclear power
Three Mile Island, the dormant Pennsylvania nuclear plant at the center of the Microsoft deal, became "shorthand for the ...
Three Mile Island nuclear plant to reopen — to power Microsoft's AI push
Tech giants, including Microsoft, are increasingly exploring nuclear energy as a power source for energy-hungry AI data ...
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Microsoft AI needs so much power it’s tapping Three Mile Island
This is the first time Microsoft has secured a dedicated, 100% nuclear facility for its use. The decision is the latest sign of surging interest in the nuclear industry as power demand for AI ...
Microsoft announces plan to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to support AI
The shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is set to reopen and sell power exclusively to Microsoft, the tech giant ...