Google signs billion-dollar deal to expand nuclear power capacity at multiple US plants

Google has inked a 20-year agreement to bolster nuclear power capacity across the United States, enabling the addition of 890MW of new generating capacity. The deal with Constellation Energy is set to support the PJM Interconnection, a grid network serving 13 states and an estimated 67 million Americans. Rather than constructing new nuclear facilities, six existing plants will see an increase in output.

Google's Global Head of Data Center Energy, Amanda Peterson Corio, highlighted that this expansion brings the company's total invested in nuclear capacity to over 1.5GW, a significant 2.5-3x increase from its earlier total of 610MW. Constellation plans to invest more than $4.3 billion into the program, with the first uprated nuclear plant slated to come online in 2028, followed by the delivery of the full 890MW by the end of 2032.

Constellation CEO Joe Dominguez emphasized the importance of preserving and expanding the existing nuclear fleet and developing new clean energy sources to meet the nation's growing energy demands. While the 890MW deal isn't exclusively reserved for Google's data centers, it will bolster those expansions and contribute to grid resilience, helping to lower citizen energy bills through increased energy availability.