Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant
https://www.wfmz.com/business/amazon-to-spend-20b-on-data-centers-in-pennsylvania-including-one-next-to-a-nuclear/article_a9698d16-88bf-5f9c-b058-cc1e58e53767.html
It's situated between a nuke and a newer gas plant. Ferc already shot down appeals from allowing talen to provide energy to Amazon due to unfairness to transmission costs on the rest of customers.
Quote from: a09518708 on Jun 11, 2025, 12:42It's situated between a nuke and a newer gas plant. Ferc already shot down appeals from allowing talen to provide energy to Amazon due to unfairness to transmission costs on the rest of customers.
Talen to sell Amazon 1.9 GW from Susquehanna nuclear plantUnder the PPA, Talen's existing 300-MW co-location arrangement with AWS will shift to a "front of the meter" framework that doesn't require Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval, according to Houston-based Talen. The company expects the transition will occur next spring after transmission upgrades are finished.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/talen-amazon-aws-susquehanna-nuclear-data-centert/750440/
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