The Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa, US
“ Nuclear is a safe source of carbonfree energy that can help power our operations and meet the growing demands of our customers”
Matt Garman CEO AWS
The upsides for Google are clear. It is currently developing a US $ 576m data centre campus just a stone’ s throw from the site, so renovation was practically a no-brainer. The benefits for the wider community cannot be overstated, either. Reviving the power plant is expected to deliver more than US $ 9bn in benefits to Iowa and create at least 1,600 jobs during construction.
“ AI is forcing an honest conversation about clean energy,” said Robert Little, gTech Sustainability Strategy Lead at Google, last year.“ AI and cloud