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Alphabet funding Georgia nuclear power upgrades

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Alphabet (Google) has entered into an agreement with Georgia Power to fund capacity upgrades at existing nuclear power plants, specifically targeting Plant Vogtle and Plant Hatch. The initiative is designed to add approximately 96 MW of power generation capacity to meet the increasing electricity demands of artificial intelligence data centers. The funding model involves a proposed subscription program where large customers like Google pay an additional fee to cover upgrade costs. This mechanism is intended to help the company reach its goal of using only carbon-free energy by 2030 while preventing the financial burden of these infrastructure improvements from being passed on to residential or other industrial utility customers. ~~Georgia Power is seeking permission from the~~ The Georgia Public Service Commission has since approved the deal. Under this arrangement, Google will pay an additional fee on its electricity bill to ~~implement~~ finance the ~~program~~ repowering of four nuclear reactors, aiming to provide approximately 100 MW of carbon-free energy starting in 2028. Georgia Power projects that these upgrades will generate approximately $900 million in benefits for customers over the lifetime of the units. While specific contract details regarding exact pricing and ~~proceed with~~ risk distribution remain private, the ~~updates at Plant Hatch.~~ move is intended to provide reliable, continuous base-load power to complement intermittent sources like solar and wind.

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