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Google's Revived Nuclear Power Plant Gets $1.9 Billion Loan From US
Google's Revived Nuclear Power Plant Gets $1.9 Billion Loan From US Government
TL;DRUS loans $1.9B to restart Iowa nuclear plant powering Google's AI data centers.
Why it matters: Nuclear revival signals government backing for AI's massive energy demands and carbon-free computing infrastructure.
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $1.9 billion loan to NextEra Energy to restart Iowa's shuttered Duane Arnold nuclear plant, which Google has backed as a power source for its growing AI infrastructure. "The sizable loan is the second of its kind, suggesting that the…
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