Amazon backs feasibility of 960-MW Indiana nuclear project
The proposed 12-reactor plant would feed the regional grid, with Amazon providing development funding and planning to buy its power under a long-term contract.
By Ryan Merket · Published
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Why it matters
Amazon is seeking to become a long-term buyer for new nuclear generation as its data-center power needs grow. Indiana would test whether development funding and long-term purchasing can move X-energy's reactor design from feasibility work toward an operating project.
Amazon is backing feasibility work for a proposed 960-megawatt nuclear plant in Indiana, pairing development funding with a plan to buy the facility's power if it is built. The announcement puts Amazon, utility American Electric Power and reactor developer X-energy behind a project that would take years of site work, licensing and financing before construction could begin.…
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