NextEra Energy and Google have reached an agreement to restart an Iowa nuclear power plant shut five years ago, the companies said on Monday, in another sign that data-center power demand is renewing interest in U.S. nuclear energy.
The technology industry’s quest for massive amounts of electricity for artificial-intelligence processing has renewed interest in the country’s nuclear reactors, which generate large amounts of around-the-clock power that is virtually carbon free.
Under NextEra’s deal with Google, the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Cedar Rapids is scheduled to resume operations in early 2029.
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