A nuclear power plant at the disposal of artificial intelligence; Microsoft’s ambitions continue
Microsoft has signed a new deal to revive the decommissioned Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. If this contract is approved by regulatory bodies, Microsoft will exclusively use 100% of the output of the nuclear power plant to meet its needs in the field of artificial intelligence data centers.
Constellation, the owner of Three Mile Island, said in a press release that assuming the deal is approved by regulatory bodies, Microsoft will revive the nuclear power plant in question in 2028.
The reactor, which Microsoft is trying to revive, was closed in 2019 due to economic reasons. That reactor is located near the reactor that caused the worst nuclear accident in US history and was decommissioned in 1979.
The power plant, which will be reopened in 2028, has the ability to produce 837 megawatts of energy, which is enough to supply the energy needs of more than 800,000 households. This number clearly shows that AI data centers require a significant amount of energy.
After reviving the Three Mile Island power plant, Microsoft renamed it to Crane Clean Energy Center It will change your memory Chris Crane (the late CEO of Exelon) to keep him alive. According to the clauses of the contract, Microsoft can use the entire capacity of the power plant for 20 years. This is the first time that the Redmonds have entered into such an agreement.
Statistics show that the amount of greenhouse gases caused by Microsoft’s activities is increasing, and part of this issue is related to Microsoft’s ambitions in the field of artificial intelligence. Bloomberg reports that Microsoft can power its data centers with clean energy thanks to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
Constellation plans to spend $1.6 billion to reopen the nuclear power plant. Microsoft is not going to take ownership of Three Mile Island; Rather, it is supposed to use the entire energy produced exclusively.
