Google Signs Agreement to Update Nuclear Power Plants for Data Centers

<figure> <img alt="The Google logo" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/05/STK093_Google_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google announced a new agreement to update six nuclear power plant sites across the United States as the company seeks to generate more electricity for its data centers.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google signed a 20-year deal with Constellation, the leading nuclear power plant operator in the United States. The power purchase agreement is intended to guarantee the revenue needed to cover the cost of efficiency upgrades at existing nuclear plants and "represents more than $4.3 billion of new investment by Constellation," according to a press release.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Over the next five years, the companies expect new equipment at each site to collectively lead to 890 megawatts of additional capacity.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/science/1006082/google-nuclear-energy-power-purchase-agreement-constellation">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>