Regulators deliver successive blows to Amazon and Meta’s nuclear power ambitions
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Tech giants Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are pursuing nuclear power for their data centers as AI and cloud computing increase electricity demand. Recent regulatory decisions have impeded Amazon and Meta's plans, with Meta facing environmental issues and Amazon's proposal rejected by FERC due to grid reliability concerns. Microsoft's Three Mile Island reactor plans are still advancing. These setbacks underscore the challenges in powering large data centers.
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