Amazon acquires 8,000-acre site in Pecos, Texas, for natural gas powered behind-the-meter data center - report
If built, it could be the largest natural gas plant in US at 7.65GW
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AWS eyes potential data center development at 4.5GW natural gas plant in Pennsylvania
Company eyes upcoming Homer City Redevelopment project outside Pittsburgh
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Amazon, Duke Energy accused of evading Clean Air Act at under-development data center in Hamlet, North Carolina
Generators permitted for one year
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AWS says it added more data center capacity "than any other company" in 2025, including 1.2GW in Q4
The cloud king looks to hold onto its throne
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AWS, Siemens Energy deepen cloud partnership to tackle data center power demand
The partnership also expands collaboration on energy infrastructure supporting AWS data centers
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AWS likely behind plans for $750m data center in Clinton, Mississippi
Clinton Board of Aldermen approves Fee-in-Lieu of Taxes agreement
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Amazon looks to build large-scale data center campus next to nuclear plant in Texas
Company looking to develop Project Spectrum next to Vistra’s Comanche nuclear plant
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Amazon says utility PacifiCorp isn't providing enough power to Oregon data centers
Cloud giant lodges complaint with Public Utility Commission in state
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Amazon-linked data center project in Tucson, Arizona, requests power despite water denial from local officials
Project Blue still moving forward despite strong opposition
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Amazon, X-energy partner with South Korean consortium to advance SMR development across US
Aim to mobilize up to $50 billion in public and private investments
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AEP reports 18GW of data center load growth through 2029
Added more than 4GW of peak demand since last year, largely the result of new data centers
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AWS, Talen sign PPA for 1.92GW of power from Pennsylvania nuclear plant
Nixing behind-the-meter agreement, will also explore deployment of SMRs
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AEP Ohio wins approval for on-site power units at AWS, Cologix data centers
Will be in the form of SOFC's and natural gas powered generators
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Talen looks to pivot away from colocated power agreements with data centers
Company could seek grid based deals to power data centers
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FERC upholds rejection of proposed interconnection agreement between AWS data center and Pennsylvania nuclear plant
Commissioners voted along the same lines as the previous vote
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Google, Amazon, Meta sign pledge to triple global nuclear capacity
Tripling today's nuclear fleet would take world to more than 1 million megawatts of capacity
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GE Vernova, AWS partner on data center decarbonization and electrification
Focusing on AWS data centers across Europe, North America, and Asia
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FERC commisioner defends data center colocation, backs broader review
In favor of agreements between power plants and nearby data centers
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SMR firm X-energy closes $700m funding round led by Amazon
Proceeds will fund reactor design and licensing
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Susquehanna Nuclear challenges FERC rejection of connection agreement to power AWS data center
Seeks review of rejected ISA for power increase between nuclear plant and data center campus
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Santee Cooper proposes nuclear power station acquisition to support AI data center demands
Launched an RFP for acquisition or completion of two generating units
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Uranium prices hit all-time high, fueled by AI data center demand
Prices for enriched uranium reached $190 per separative work unit
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Siemens executive: Data centers need to look for green energy alternatives to meet power demand
The growth of AI cannot be met by green energy alone
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US AI task force co-chair appeals to FERC to support behind-the-meter colocated data centers
US congressman Jay Obernolte argued that FERC should fast-track a clear rule set that will encourage the expansion of AI and its high energy requirements
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Keppel and AWS partner on data centers, cables, and renewable energy
The partners will work on expanding sustainable data center infrastructure worldwide
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Meta launches nuclear power RFP, targets 1.4GW for data centers
Meta will prioritize developers who permit, design, engineer, finance, construct, and operate these power plants
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AWS launches new data center components to support AI
Includes innovations in power, cooling, and hardware design for greater energy efficiency