Bill Gates To Re-Open 3 Mile Island, Microsoft Data Centers Need More Power
Bill Gates To Re-Open 3 Mile Island, Microsoft Data Centers Need More Power
He doesn´t care if it blows up again, he lives thousands of miles away in Medina in Washington State
Three Mile Island’s Nuclear Plant to Reopen, Help Power Microsoft’s AI Centers
The 20-year deal with Constellation Energy would kick-start the site of the nation’s worst nuclear accident
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Updated Sept. 20, 2024 12:36 pm ET
Three Mile Island will be renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center. PHOTO: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS
A deal between Constellation Energy CEG 20.88%increase; green up pointing triangle and Microsoft MSFT -0.35%decrease; red down pointing triangle will restart Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island, the site of the country’s worst nuclear power accident, to help power the tech giant’s growing artificial intelligence ambitions.
Under the agreement, Constellation would revive the plant’s undamaged reactor, which was too costly to run and closed in 2019, and sell the power to Microsoft. The plan signals the gargantuan amount of power needed for data centers for AI, along with the tech industry’s thirst for a carbon-free, round-the-clock electricity source needed to meet climate goals.
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