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America attempts to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to power data centers, with the Department of Energy lending $4.4 billion. Microsoft contracts the Three Mile Island plant for $1.6 billion by 2027, while NextEra Energy and Google target Duane Arnold by early 2029. The initiative aims to restore 2.25 gigawatts of electricity for roughly 2 million homes and businesses.
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RegLayer: 47+ large US data center projects were delayed, withdrawn, or blocked in 2026; Bernstein says ~35% of the planned US data center pipeline is credible (Financial Times)

The AI Power Race Favors States That Already Have Nuclear Plants

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