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Kinsey Grant Baker
Kinsey Grant Baker
Energy Central Team
 · Posted in Nuclear

NEWS: Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant

Amazon is investing $20 billion in two data center complexes in Pennsylvania—one of which could source power directly from a nuclear plant. (AP)

  • The project is Pennsylvania’s largest-ever private investment and part of Amazon’s broader $10 billion-per-state spree to fuel AI growth.

  • Worth noting: Critics worry these direct hookups let tech giants bypass grid fees and capacity planning, but the speed advantage is too good to ignore—especially with data center demand outpacing infrastructure upgrades.

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