Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to invest in three nuclear energy projects that will use a new type of miniature reactor to generate power. The deals come on the heels of similar investments from the company’s top rivals in the cloud computing market. Over the past few weeks, Microsoft Corp. and Google LLC both announced
State regulators have ordered Xcel Energy to refund customers for costs related to a catastrophic failure at its Becker coal plant 13 years ago. On Nov. 19, 2011, a major mechanical failure at the Sherco coal-fired power plant caused a fire and extensive damage. Repairs to Unit 3 cost more than $200 million and shut
It’s been an exciting week for the nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) business and the foremost data center hyperscalers. Let’s take a look at Google and Amazon’s latest announcements toward their pursuit of clean energy for purposes of net zero, carbon-free cloud and AI infrastructure expansion. Google and Kairos Power First, Google and Kairos Power
WASHINGTON (7News) — Good Morning Washington is back with our Solar Powered Minute series, where we shine a light on the hottest topics about solar energy each week! Joining us again is Wyatt Everhart, Meteorologist and Advisor with Solar Energy World. Homeowners can enjoy many benefits by switching from utility power to solar, including environmental
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Energy said that customers should be aware of scammers impersonating employees of the energy company threatening to shut off customers’ power supply. The company said that scammers are using phone, text, and email to either offer discounts in order to receive personal information or are threatening in order to
Earlier this month, CarbonCredits reported that Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, hinted at the possibility of using nuclear energy to help the company reach its ambitious 2030 net-zero emissions target. Confirming those hints, Google officially announced on October 14 a groundbreaking nuclear energy agreement with Kairos Power. This milestone isn’t just about power. It’s about accelerating
Killington Resort announced a massive investment in new energy efficient snow guns totaling 1,000 new pieces of equipment over the next two seasons and clarified exactly how that investment would be allocated at the community meeting Wednesday, Oct. 9. For the 2024 season, Killington and Pico will be adding 36 HKD Snowmakers Phazer portable snowmaking guns
Dive Brief: Amazon has signed three agreements to support the development and deployment of small modular reactors in the United States, it said today. The company entered into a deal with Energy Northwest, a consortium of 29 public utility districts and municipalities across Washington, to deploy four reactors developed by X-energy that will together generate
In yet another major set of deals spearheaded by a tech giant in support of nuclear power development, Amazon will back the deployment of 5 GW of new X-energy small modular reactor (SMR) projects by 2039, starting with an initial four-unit 320-MWe Xe-100 plant with regional utility Energy Northwest in central Washington. Separately, Amazon signed
Shares of Nvidia fell 5% as global chipmakers lost $420 billion in market cap on Tuesday. (Photo via … [+] Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images). Getty Key Takeaways Chip Stocks Dropped Significantly Due To ASML’s Slower Recovery Warning Nuclear Energy Stocks Rallied, Driven By AI’s Growing Energy Needs Morgan Stanley Outperformed, While Banking Sector Faces Interest Income