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Big Tech’s newest obsession: electrons
Amazon isn’t exactly known for its love of beige utility-plant drama, but here we are. The company has a deal with Calvert Cliffs that would help extend the nuclear plant’s life and explore new reactors — because apparently the next frontier of cloud computing is... more baseload power.
Why this matters
If you’ve been wondering why Amazon keeps popping up in power-related deals, the answer is simple: AI is a hungry beast. Data centers don’t run on vibes, and nuclear energy is looking increasingly attractive when you need steady, carbon-light electricity without praying for sunny weather.
The Calvert Cliffs tie-up fits a bigger pattern:
- Amazon is lining up more energy supply to support data centers and AI infrastructure.
- Nuclear plants have become hot again because they offer reliable round-the-clock power.
- The company is acting less like an e-commerce giant and more like a utility-hungry infrastructure buyer.
The bigger picture
This isn’t just about one plant. It’s part of the broader race among Big Tech companies to lock down power before everyone else does. If AI is the shiny sports car, then electricity is the gas station — and right now, Amazon is trying to own a few pumps.
Big picture: the AI boom is turning power deals into a very real competitive moat, and Amazon clearly doesn’t want to get left in the dark.