Three Mile Island nuclear plant to help power Microsoft's data-center needs
A unit of Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant will be restarted as part of a new energy-sharing agreement with Microsoft, which plans to use it to power the data centers it operates as part of its push into artificial intelligence.
Plan would power new Microsoft AI data center with electricity from Pa.'s Three Mile Island nuclear reactor
Constellation Energy is prepared to invest $1.6 billion to bring the plant's surviving reactor from the 1979 meltdown back online.
Microsoft announces plan to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to support AI
The shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is set to reopen and sell power exclusively to Microsoft, the tech giant announced Friday.
Constellation to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant in deal with Microsoft
Power giant Constellation Energy announced Friday that it had inked a 20-year deal with Microsoft to supply power to an AI data center from the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania,
A New Life Is Proposed for Three Mile Island Supplying Power to Microsoft Data Centers
The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data
Tech giants desperate to power AI data centers are turning to nuclear disaster sites — despite the risks
The tech industry’s need for more power for data centers running artificial intelligence is now so desperate that companies are turning to nuclear disaster sites, despite the potential risks.
Why A $16 Billion Deal To Revive Three Mile Island Is A Game Changer For U.S. Nuclear
In a landmark deal announced Friday, Microsoft agreed to pay $16 billion to restart the plant’s second reactor, which shut down in 2019 under financial pressure from growing competition with cheap natural gas.
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Environmental groups urge Microsoft to skip gas in favor of solar, wind to power data center
A coalition of environmental and health groups has called on Microsoft to rely on clean energy generation instead of a ...
Ferguson CEO says data center demand is taking the place of traditional commercial work
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Stafford approves data center campus the size of a 'little city'
The Stafford Technology campus would include 23 data center buildings, six electric substations and 5.8 million square feet ...
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Maryland's Frederick County introduces data center location restriction bills
Frederick County in Maryland has introduced data center bills that will restrict where they can be located. Introduced by ...
Fort Worth approves data center in southwest development despite neighbor opposition
Council members hope the site will generate jobs and millions in annual tax dollars. Some of its soon-to-be neighbors aren’t ...
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BRISTOL BACKLASH: Council approves data center rezoning despite public outcry
A property in Bristol is being rezoned to allow for a data center amid public protests. Hundreds ventured out to Bristol ...
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BlackRock And Microsoft Raising $30B For AI Data Center Fund
The fund could be leveraged to spend as much as $100B to build data centers and energy projects to support AI.
Microsoft building another data center in rising hub San Antonio
Microsoft is building another data center in San Antonio, which is becoming a hub for this type of development.
Google says it will rethink its plans for a big data center in Chile over water worries
Google says it will halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in Chile to address environmental concerns.