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One example of restarting a previously shuttered nuclear power plant to power a data center. https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/26/1104516/three-mile-isl

One example of restarting a previously shuttered nuclear power plant to power a data center. https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/26/1104516/three-mile-island-microsoft/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/26/1104516/three-mi... Although the fine print is that it will be dumping power into the grid to be pulled out by various DCs vs powering them directly

paxys 2y ago
There is an ongoing debate about these companies drawing direct power from private plants vs going through the grid, but I can't see why big tech won't win in the end, especially in today's environment of deregulation.