Constellation partners with Google to expand nuclear energy capacity in Illinois
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Google and Constellation Energy have entered into a long-term strategic clean energy collaboration to bring 890 megawatts of new nuclear capacity to the PJM Interconnection grid, Constellation announced. The agreement, which spans six nuclear sites across Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, will sustain around 4,400 existing jobs, create an estimated 7,200 new construction jobs during the building period, and represent more than $4.3 billion in new investment by Constellation, the company said in a news release. Constellation operates seven Illinois plants in Braceville, Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Marseille, Morris and the Quad Cities. In addition to expanding nuclear generation, Constellation and Google entered into a 15-year energy supply agreement for an additional 2,700 MWs in PJM's fleet, the news release said. This financial structure ensures that Constellation's operating generation assets continue to deliver energy and capacity to the PJM market, the company said. Constellation also selected Google Cloud and Gemini Enterprise under an expanded five-year technology alliance to establish an "AI for energy" blueprint that will "accelerate capacity delivery, optimize asset dispatch, and protect critical infrastructure," the news release said. Constellation said the aim is to use AI to reduce the costs of new infrastructure, improve performance, and meet rising...
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