Amazon will help fund a new nuclear plant in Indiana with X-energy and American Electric Power. It would be built at the site of the old Breed coal station in Sullivan County.
The plant aims to supply up to 960 megawatts of carbon-free power to the grid and to Amazon's data centres. Amazon says it could create 1,000 building jobs and 100 permanent ones. No construction timeline has been given.
π The Backstory
The plan uses 12 Xe-100 small reactors. This design is still being developed and licensed, so it is not proven yet. Amazon says the reactors can be cooled with air, water or both, which helps in dry regions.
It is Amazon's second nuclear project with X-energy. The pair want more than 5 gigawatts of new nuclear power in the US by 2039. Meta, Microsoft and Google are also chasing nuclear power for AI.
π― Why It Matters
AI data centres use huge amounts of electricity. How that power is made affects bills, emissions and local water supplies.
Amazon will help fund a new nuclear plant in Indiana with X-energy and American Electric Power. It would be built at the site of the old Breed coal station in Sullivan County.
The plant aims to supply up to 960 megawatts of carbon-free power to the grid and to Amazon's data centres. Amazon says it could create 1,000 building jobs and 100 permanent ones. No construction timeline has been given.
The plan uses 12 Xe-100 small reactors. This design is still being developed and licensed, so it is not proven yet. Amazon says the reactors can be cooled with air, water or both, which helps in dry regions.
It is Amazon's second nuclear project with X-energy. The pair want more than 5 gigawatts of new nuclear power in the US by 2039. Meta, Microsoft and Google are also chasing nuclear power for AI.
AI data centres use huge amounts of electricity. How that power is made affects bills, emissions and local water supplies.