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The Japan Times<p>Energy companies are carving a niche at CES, highlighting the tech sector's rising power demands as AI and cloud computing grow. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/13/tech/tech-energy-transition-vegas/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/01/13/tech/tech-energy-transition-vegas/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amazoncom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amazoncom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lasvegas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lasvegas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Why the push for more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPlants</span></a>? Blame it on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> (and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a>)</p><p>Tech companies want <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPower</span></a>. Some utilities are throwing up roadblocks </p><p>Story by Spencer Kimball<br>August 9, 2024</p><p>"Tech companies are increasingly looking to directly connect data centers to nuclear plants as they race to secure clean [sic] energy to power <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a>, sparking resistance from some utilities over the potential impact on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a>.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenters</span></a>, the computer warehouses that run the Internet, in some cases now require a gigawatt or more of power, comparable to the average capacity of a nuclear reactor in the U.S.</p><p>[...]</p><p>Amazon's nuclear agreement</p><p>"Co-locating data centers next to nuclear plants already faces controversy.</p><p>"In March, Amazon Web Services [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AWS</span></a>] bought a data center powered by the 41-year-old <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SusquehannaNuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SusquehannaNuclear</span></a> plant in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TalenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TalenEnergy</span></a> for $650 million. But the agreement to directly sell power to the AWS data center from the nuclear plant already faces opposition from utilities American Electric Power and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Exelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exelon</span></a>, who have filed complaints at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tech-companies-want-nuclear-power-some-utilities-are-throwing-up-roadblocks/ar-AA1oyZCH" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/companies/</span><span class="invisible">tech-companies-want-nuclear-power-some-utilities-are-throwing-up-roadblocks/ar-AA1oyZCH</span></a></p>
patpatterson57<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baltimore</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Exelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exelon</span></a> is an extractive investor owned utility abusing its state-granted utility service <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> to profit from forcing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Methane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Methane</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Methane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Methane</span></a> generated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electricity</span></a> on us captive ratepayers while delaying and subverting a just and rapid transition to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wind</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Storage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DistributedEnergyResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DistributedEnergyResources</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GridEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GridEfficiency</span></a> </p><p>Their proposed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RateIncrease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RateIncrease</span></a> is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrime</span></a><br> <br>Tell <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarylandPSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarylandPSC</span></a> to tell <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Exelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exelon</span></a> investors and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BGE</span></a> to stuff it</p><p><a href="https://act.350.org/sign/Stop_BGE_Rate_Hike/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">act.350.org/sign/Stop_BGE_Rate</span><span class="invisible">_Hike/</span></a></p>
Bo Jacobs<p>Yup</p><p>"Pritzker was right to keep moratorium on new Illinois nuclear plants.</p><p>The bill the governor vetoed would have opened the door to negative environmental impacts and higher costs for consumers while jeopardizing progress toward <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a>’ clean energy future."</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPower</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Exelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exelon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/14/23829651/illinois-gov-pritzker-right-call-veto-bill-lifting-moratorium-new-nuclear-plants-jen-walling-darin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/14</span><span class="invisible">/23829651/illinois-gov-pritzker-right-call-veto-bill-lifting-moratorium-new-nuclear-plants-jen-walling-darin</span></a></p>