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Power, but make it nuclear
Alphabet’s Google is reportedly inches away from a multi-year agreement to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy, with the deal said to be worth $1 billion or more. In AI land, data centers are basically giant energy goblins, and this is the latest sign that the scramble for always-on electricity is getting serious.
Why investors are paying attention
For Constellation, this is the kind of contract that makes Wall Street sit up straight. Long-term power deals can mean predictable cash flow, better visibility on future investment, and a bigger role in the AI infrastructure arms race. For Google, it’s another way to keep its cloud and data center ambitions fed without pretending electrons grow on trees.
The timing also fits a broader theme: Big Tech wants more power, utilities want more demand, and nuclear suddenly looks less like yesterday’s technology and more like the adult in the room.
The bigger picture
This follows other headline-grabbing clean power deals, including Amazon’s recent agreement with Constellation and Google’s broader energy collaboration with NextEra. The message is pretty clear: if AI keeps eating up electricity like a teenager in an empty kitchen, the companies that can supply round-the-clock power may be the ones with the best seat at the table.
Big picture: when the AI boom needs more juice, nuclear is getting its second act.