US government grants $1.9 billion to restart a nuclear plant that will power Google's data centers
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SI's hunger for electricity is bringing closed nuclear plants back to life — the development of SI pulls the renewal of the energy sector along with it.
The US Department of Energy approved a loan to NextEra Energy to restore the 615 MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, closed since 2020 after a hurricane; the restart is planned for 2029. Google signed an agreement to buy the plant's power for its SI data centers and, according to reports, plans up to six facilities nearby. It is the second major government loan to revive a nuclear plant, after $1 billion for Three Mile Island.
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