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This isn't doing that though. It would be if Amazon commissioned a new plant for their own needs but it seems like they will be sucking power from the existing

• lmm 3y ago
  Presumably there's a reason this complex was built right next to the nuclear plant rather than built somewhere else and plugged into the grid. It gives them guaranteed demand which helps them operate more efficiently, it avoids transmission losses, it avoids putting load on the grid since it's not going via the grid...
  • UberFly 3y ago
    Talen Energy Corporation just wanted to make a zero carbon data center attached to their power plant. A cool side-project for them. Microsoft made them a deal they couldn't refuse.