US Power Regulator Sees Data Centers

Nuclear-power stocks slide after regulator rejects plan to power Amazon data center
Nuclear-power stocks slumped on Monday after US regulators barred a plant from supplying extra power to an Amazon data center. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected the deal between Amazon and Talen Energy late last week.
US regulator rejects bid to boost nuclear power to Amazon data center
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected an effort Friday to allow an Amazon data center to tap into additional power from a nearby Pennsylvania nuclear plant. The decision could throw a wrench in efforts by large technology companies to secure so-called “behind the meter” power from nuclear plants as they seek to meet
US regulators reject amended interconnect agreement for Amazon data center
U.S. energy regulators rejected an amended interconnection agreement for an Amazon data center connected directly to a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, a filing showed on Friday. Members of the Fe
Talen Down After FERC Rejects Amazon Data-Center Nuclear Deal
The Amazon data center is located close to Talen's Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, as previously reported. The amended interconnection deal would have supplied more power directly from the plant to the data center. But the deal would have diverted power currently going to the general regional grid.
U.S. Regulators Mull Issues Around Siting Data Centers at Power Plants
Costs and reliability concerns related to the burgeoning trend of building energy-intensive data centers on the sites of U.S. power plants were the focus of a technical conference held on Friday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
US Power Regulator Sees Data Centers as Critical Opportunity
Supporting the development of data centers — including providing the enormous amounts of electricity they require — is a matter of national security, a top federal energy regulator said.
U.S. regulators raise questions about siting data centers at power plants
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Costs and reliability concerns related to the burgeoning trend of building energy-intensive data centers next to U.S. power plants were the focus of a technical conference held on Friday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Amazon Still Backs Talen Nuclear Deal After Regulatory Snub
Amazon.com Inc. said it’s committed to building a data center campus adjacent to a Pennsylvania nuclear plant after the top ...
Regulators deliver successive blows to Amazon and Meta’s nuclear power ambitions
A series of recent rulings from regulators dashed the Big Tech companies' hopes of finding a quick fix for their electricity ...
Amazon to proceed with data center expansion despite FERC decision to limit power
Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) plan to build a data center powered by a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant has not changed, even ...
Amazon Web Services Plans To Go Water Positive by 2030: This Is How
As demand for water surges to cool down data centers and power AI, Amazon Web Services aims to give back more water to ...
Amazon's AI data center dream runs into the reality of 'zombie' facilities, higher costs, and labor shortages
The cloud giant's predicament highlights broader tech industry challenges as generative AI upends the status quo ...
The Amazon-Talen Deal: Why It Was Stopped
Federal regulators blocked part of a plan for Talen Energy to sell nuclear power directly to an adjacent Amazon data center ...
Constellation Energy tops S&P losers list on Amazon nuclear power deal setback
Constellation Energy ( NASDAQ: CEG) -10.1%, the biggest loser on the S&P 500, in early trading Monday after the Federal ...
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Amazon files for 3.8 million sq ft data center campus in Louisa County, Virginia
Amazon has filed to develop a large data center campus in Louisa County, Virginia. A filing with the US Army Corps of ...