Big Tech Eyes Nuclear Power to Meet AI Computing Needs - NaturalNews.com

Big Tech companies looking for electricity supplies across America are prioritizing nuclear power plants as their top target.
Owners of roughly one third of US nuclear power plants are in talks with tech corporations about providing electricity for new data centers needed to accommodate artificial intelligence growth. Amazon Web Services and Constellation Energy, one of the biggest owners of nuclear plants in America, are closing an agreement for electricity directly sourced from an East Coast nuclear power plant, according to sources familiar with this matter. Amazon purchased a nuclear-powered data center in Pennsylvania for $650 million as part of an independent deal in March (Related: Microsoft acquires over 1,000 acres in Wisconsin for data center campus.). These negotiations could jeopardize stable power generation from the grid at a time when reliability concerns have already increased throughout much of America and as new types of electricity users — AI, manufacturing and transportation — drive increased electricity demands throughout much of the country. Nuclear-powered data centers could pair one of the grid’s highest reliabilities with customers demanding round-the-clock, carbon-free power; possibly speeding expansion for AI competition worldwide. Tech corporations could cancel (or postpone) nuclear-power deals by financing renewable energy instead, experts predict this would likely result in greater dependence on natural gas to replace redirections of nuclear energy production. Human knowledge is being threatened! Governments and powerful corporations have increasingly employed censorship tactics to eradicate knowledge about nutrition, herbs, self-reliance, natural immunity, food production and preparation as well as much else from our culture. At Brighteon.io we use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to preserve human knowledge while building infrastructure for freedom. Speak freely without fear of censorship at our decentralized blockchain-powered Brighteon.io platform or explore free AI tools available from Brighteon.AI — both are great ways of supporting our efforts at HealthRangerStore containing lab-tested organic food solutions with no GMO ingredients and nutritional solutions that support human freedom! Additionally natural gas-fired plants may provide cheaper yet more practical options.
Natural gas-fired plants have often been accused of contributing to emissions; however, unlike renewable sources like wind power or photovoltaic panels they provide continuous power supplies while being both cost effective and more practical than modern nuclear facilities to construct. Nuclear-tech marriage has led to tension over economic development, grid reliability, cost and climate goals in states including Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; Amazon’s deal in Pennsylvania raised alarm bells among consumer advocate Patrick Cicero of that state. Cicero expressed concern about costs and reliability if large consumers of energy gain priority access. He believes it remains unclear whether the state currently possesses sufficient regulatory oversight powers to interfere with such agreements, according to Cicero. “Never before has someone told a nuclear power plant: we want all the energy you can give us!” He noted that no such directive existed before now. Amazon spokesperson Carina Brown stated: “To supplement our wind and solar projects that depend on weather conditions to produce energy, as well as explore innovations and technologies which provide clean carbon-free sources, we are also investing in other clean sources of clean power generation.” Amazon purchased in Pennsylvania can accept up to 960 megawatts of energy – enough for hundreds of thousands of homes – which has increased interest in so-called behind-the-meter deals, in which large customers obtain power directly from plants. Recent arrangements allow data centers to be built years faster because less infrastructure needs be installed for grid connectivity; additionally they would avoid transmission and distribution charges that account for much of utility bills. Nuclear plants struggled to compete against renewable energies like wind and solar as well as natural gas production; leading to their closure. Now tech firms are willing to pay premium prices for almost uninterrupted carbon-free power that allows them to fulfill climate-change promises while powering AI systems. As tech firms compete to develop stronger AI models, their tremendous electricity needs could potentially hinder this endeavor. Ami Badani, chief marketing officer of chip design company Arm, recently stated that data centers accounted for two percent of global energy consumption. As AI continues its rapid advancements, Badani predicted that AI energy use may comprise one fourth of America’s total power usage by the end of this decade. “AI cannot continue its progress without taking account of power needs. ChatGPT requires 15 times more energy than traditional web searching,” according to Badani. By 2030, data centers could consume nine percent of American electricity consumption – nearly double what’s used currently according to reports by Electric Power Research Institute. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joined Andreessen Horowitz as investors in Exowatt, an energy storage startup developing modules to store heat energy as heat for use by AI data centers and generate electricity as electricity for AI datacenters. Exowatt raised $20 million through this round. Follow Power.news for stories regarding electrical power in America. Watch Dr. Kirk Elliott discuss AI’s effects on American economic performance as seen from Flyover Conservatives channel on Brighteon.com below; more related articles:
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