Google Signs Power Supply Agreement with Largest U.S. Nuclear Power Company to Meet Data Center Demand

Google AI to Be Applied to Nuclear Power Plant Operations

Google has signed a strategic procurement agreement with Constellation, the largest nuclear power company in the United States, to address the electricity demand of its artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.

On October 6 (local time), Google announced that it had entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Constellation to receive 3,590MW (approximately 3.6GW) of electricity generated from Constellation's nuclear power plants. Of this amount, 890MW—equivalent to a quarter of the total—will be supplied over 20 years starting in 2028 from 11 nuclear plants located in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, where Constellation will be modernizing their systems. To facilitate this, Constellation plans to invest more than 4.3 billion dollars (approximately 5.8 trillion won) to upgrade its facilities.

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Additionally, the two companies have agreed to a five-year technology partnership, whereby Google Cloud and Google's AI system 'Gemini Enterprise' will be applied throughout Constellation's power plant operations and broader infrastructure.

Google explained that this agreement aligns with the White House's pledge to protect utility ratepayers by requiring data center operators to directly bear electricity and other utility costs, ensuring that such charges are not passed on to general customers.

Amanda Peterson Corio, Global Head of Data Center Energy and Power at Google, stated, "By actively investing in clean and stable energy sources that secure new generation capacity, we will be able to pursue responsible growth."

The two companies also emphasized that this partnership will create 7,200 new jobs during the construction period. While the specific value of the power supply agreement was not disclosed, Bloomberg previously reported that it could be worth around 1 billion dollars (approximately 1.34 trillion won).

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