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importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-10-28T15:53:21Z

Trump Administration's DOE Provides $5B in Loans to Nuclear Plants for Data Center Energy Supply

The Trump administration's Department of Energy has committed $5 billion in loans to Constellation Energy for nuclear plant upgrades, with the additional power slated to supply data centers operated by Google, Amazon, and Meta. The funding aims to support expanding nuclear capacity for tech companies' AI infrastructure while raising questions about its impact on residential energy prices.

Constellation Energy will get $5 billion in government loans to modernize nuclear reactors. Most of the new capacity is already committed to Google, Amazon, and Meta.

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