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The great AI energy land grab

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Building pilot SMR at Texas A&M, targeting 2026 criticality

Alphabet just paid $4.75 billion for a power company, securing 10.8 gigawatts of capacity—enough to power 8 million homes. Tech giants spent 2024 locking down nuclear reactors and signing multibillion-dollar energy deals because there's not enough electricity for AI.

Updated 1 hour ago

Texas bets $350 million on becoming America's advanced nuclear capital

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Planning 30 microreactors in Haskell County, Texas

Texas has opened applications for a $350 million fund to jumpstart advanced nuclear reactor construction — the largest state-level nuclear energy investment in the United States. The Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, created by legislation Governor Greg Abbott signed in June 2025, is now accepting proposals from companies that want to build next-generation reactors, manufacture nuclear components, or rebuild the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain. But there's a catch: only two projects in the state currently meet the fund's requirement of having a construction permit application filed with federal regulators.

Updated Apr 15