A cooling tower is seen at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant, during a tour by Constellation Energy, which has ordered a main power transformer for the nuclear reactor it is trying to reopen, in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Constellation Energy is increasingly focused on potential data center projects that connect to the U.S. electrical grid in a pivot away from the company's previous emphasis on fueling the giant server warehouses directly from its power plants, company executives said on Tuesday.
Big Tech's race to secure huge amounts of electricity to fuel its artificial intelligence expansion has led to new types of deals with power companies, including so-called co-located arrangements that link AI data centers directly to nuclear plants, instead of waiting in line to connect to the grid.
