Google agrees to fund three US nuclear plants

Tech giant Google and nuclear developer Elementl Power have signed an agreement to develop three advanced nuclear power plants in the United States, according to a statement released Wednesday.The partnership comes as technology companies seek new power sources to meet the growing energy demands of the generative AI revolution.

Under the agreement, Google will provide early-stage development capital for three projects, each designed to generate at least 600 megawatts of power capacity, each roughly the equivalent to a standard large power…