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Google and Constellation Energy are nearing a multi-billion dollar agreement for nuclear energy that would provide consistent, emission-free power for Google's expanding data center operations. The deal, expected to be announced soon, involves payments of over $1 billion from Google to Constellation over multiple years. This agreement reflects the growing interest in nuclear energy among technology companies due to its reliability and environmental benefits, as seen in similar deals with Amazon and other tech giants.
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Google's parent company, Alphabet, is nearing an agreement to purchase nuclear energy from Constellation Energy for at least US$1 billion (S$1.28 billion) over the course of several years. This deal reflects the tech industry's push to secure power amid the data center boom and growing reliance on artificial intelligence, which demands significant electricity. While specific details like scale and location remain undisclosed, this move underscores the interest in nuclear energy due to its consistent, emission-free power supply. Constellation Energy, being the largest US reactor operator, is also reportedly involved with Amazon in a similar deal. Such agreements typically focus on existing facilities rather than new reactors, which can take up to a decade to develop and permit.
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Google parent Alphabet is close to an agreement to buy nuclear energy from Constellation Energy as technology companies race to line up power for the data centre boom.
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companies → buy → boom
The tech giant is nearing a deal to pay Constellation US$1 billion (S$1.28 billion) or more over the course of a multi-year agreement that is expected to be announced as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the discussions, who asked not to be named because the information is private.
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information → near → discussions
Constellation, the biggest US reactor operator, and Google declined to comment on Oct 5.
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Constellation → decline → Oct
The exact scale and location of the nuclear capacity could not be determined.
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scale → determine → capacity
The immense amount of electricity required for the artificial intelligence boom is helping to revive interest in nuclear energy, which offers round-the-clock power that is also emissions-free.
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that → require → power
Recent deals have focused on existing facilities as new reactors can take a decade or more to obtain permits and build, and the next wave of fission technology is still likely years from widespread deployment.
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wave → focus → deployment
Amazon struck a similar deal last week with Constellation.
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Amazon → strike → Constellation
The cloud and e-commerce company agreed to buy 690MW of power, including capacity from upgrading the Calvert Cliffs nuclear facility in Maryland.
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company → agree → Maryland
Google already has multiple agreements with atomic power producers.
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Google → have → producers
It agreed in 2025 to buy electricity from NextEra Energy, a deal that will support the power company’s plans to restart its Duane Arnold reactor in Iowa that has been shuttered since 2020.
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that → agree → 2020
And in September, the tech company lined up new capacity from Southern by funding upgrades at two atomic plants.
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company → line → plants
Microsoft agreed to buy electricity from the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant in 2024, and Constellation is planning to restart its reactor at the site in Pennsylvania in 2027.
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Constellation → agree → 2027
While safety risks and heavy cost overruns saw the world sour on atomic energy early last decade, it has been undergoing a global revival over the last few years.
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it → see → years
As well as surging demand from the tech sector for data centres, nuclear power is being embraced by many nations as a way to cope with a jump in electricity consumption while cutting emissions.
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power → surge → emissions
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