Google orders 3.59 GW of electricity from Constellation — The Express Tribune

Google has entered into an agreement with U.S.-based Constellation Energy to supply 3,590 megawatts of electricity to the PJM Interconnection grid, the largest in the United States. About a quarter of this volume will be provided by additional generation at nuclear power plants, The Express Tribune reports.

Investment in nuclear generation

The agreement will allow Constellation to invest more than $4.3 billion in increasing the capacity of several nuclear reactors in the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Under the deal, 11 nuclear power units in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are expected to be upgraded so that existing reactors can generate more electricity.

Google also signed a 20-year agreement to purchase 890 MW of electricity from several Constellation nuclear power plants that are to be upgraded. Supplies from the first upgraded plant are expected in 2028.

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An additional 2,700 MW in PJM

Separately, Google entered into a long-term agreement for the supply of another 2,700 MW from Constellation in the PJM grid. This volume is not tied to a specific generation source and is intended to provide long-term revenue certainty for Constellation's existing power plants.

Constellation is the largest operator of nuclear power plants in the United States and also owns a significant fleet of gas-fired power plants. Google's global head of energy, Amanda Peterson Corio, said the company seeks to support its growth through investments in clean and reliable energy that adds new capacity to the country's power grids.

The companies described the agreement as a response to a PJM proposal under which data centers connected to the grid spanning 13 states may be required to provide their own electricity or risk being remotely disconnected from the grid during periods of peak demand.