{
  "id": 12573982,
  "title": "Google Enters Massive 3.6-GW Power Deal With Constellation Energy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/google-enters-massive-3-6-gw-power-deal-with-constellation-energy-12573982",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/10/06/219233/google-enters-massive-36-gw-power-deal-with-constellation-energy"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google has entered into a massive power deal, contracting for 3,590 megawatts of electricity from Constellation Energy on the largest U.S. power grid. This agreement represents the largest purchase of power from the company, with new nuclear energy accounting for roughly a quarter of the supply. As part of the agreement, Constellation will invest over $4.3 billion in its fleet, adding capacity at several nuclear reactors in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. The arrangement includes a 20-year power purchase agreement for 890 megawatts of electricity from multiple Constellation-owned nuclear power plants, which are slated for upgrades to increase electricity production. The first of these upgraded plants is expected to begin delivering power in 2028. Additionally, Google has signed a 15-year supply agreement for 2,700 megawatts of power from Constellation on the PJM power grid, providing long-term revenue certainty for Constellation's operating plants. Constellation is the largest nuclear power plant operator in the U.S., owning a significant fleet of natural-gas-fired power plants and geothermal energy, following its acquisition of Calpine Corp. The 11 nuclear units to be upgraded as part of the deal are located in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, within the PJM Interconnection grid. Constellation CEO Joe Dominguez praised the arrangement as a model for collaboration between technology companies and the energy industry, emphasizing the potential for responsible development of the digital economy and investment in U.S. energy infrastructure, funded by private entities.",
  "summary": "An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Google has contracted for 3,590 megawatts of power from Constellation Energy on the largest US power grid, with new nuclear energy accounting for about a quarter of that supply, the companies said on Tuesday. Constellation will make more than $4.3 billion of new investments in its fleet as part of the agreement, which involves adding capacity at…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Google enters massive 3.6-GW power deal with Constellation Energy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/google-enters-massive-3-6-gw-power-deal-with-constellation-energy",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:25:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Globes English",
        "title": "NewMed insists $6.7b deal with Dalia Energy cancelled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/newmed-insists-6-7b-deal-with-dalia-energy-cancelled",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:27:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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