{"id":235118,"date":"2026-06-22T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/cloud-giants-secure-9-8-gw-of-nuclear-power-to-feed-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:35:32","slug":"cloud-giants-secure-9-8-gw-of-nuclear-power-to-feed-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/cloud-giants-secure-9-8-gw-of-nuclear-power-to-feed-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Giants Secure 9.8 GW of Nuclear Power to Feed Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/energynews.pro\/en\/cloud-giants-secure-98-gw-of-nuclear-power-to-feed-artificial-intelligence\">Cloud Giants Secure 9.8 GW of Nuclear Power to Feed Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/energynews.pro\/en\/cloud-giants-secure-98-gw-of-nuclear-power-to-feed-artificial-intelligence\">https:\/\/energynews.pro\/en\/cloud-giants-secure-98-gw-of-nuclear-power-to-feed-artificial-intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-22 10:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"energynews.pro\">energynews.pro<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Rising Data Center Energy Consumption<\/strong>: Global electricity consumption by data centers increased to 448 TWh in 2025, projected to exceed 1,000 TWh by 2030, significantly surpassing Japan\u2019s annual consumption.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Escalating U.S. and EMEA Data Center Demands<\/strong>: U.S. data center demand is expected to rise from 31 GW in 2025 to 66 GW by 2027, while Europe&#8217;s EMEA region\u2019s capacity is anticipated to jump from 21 to 34 GW by 2030.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Grid Strain and Supply Constraints<\/strong>: Power grids face substantial strain due to bottlenecks such as over 2.5 to 4-year lead times for high-voltage transformer deliveries and interconnection queues exceeding 7 to 10 years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Hyperscalers\u2019 Nuclear Investments<\/strong>: Major cloud operators contracted over 9.8 GW in nuclear capacity through power purchase agreements or partnerships, driven by the need for baseload generation given the intermittency of renewables.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Algorithmic Flexibility on the Rise<\/strong>: The shift in renewables adds complexity to grid management, which is countered by growing virtual power plant markets, expected to expand from $6.28 billion in 2025 to $45.67 billion by 2035.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Divergence in Battery Storage Models<\/strong>: The market sees a divide between hardware-based and software-only models for battery storage, with models like Base Power retaining ownership of customer-site batteries and systems like Capalo AI managing virtualized 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