Google signs 3.6GW power supply contract from Constellation, the largest nuclear power plant company in the U.S.

Google signed a power purchase agreement with the largest nuclear power plant company in the U.S. in response to the power demand of its artificial intelligence (AI) data center.

Google announced on the 6th (local time) that it signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to receive 3,590 MW (about 3.6 GW) of electricity from Constellation's nuclear power plant.

Of these, 890 MW, equivalent to a quarter, will be introduced over a period of 20 years from 2028 at 11 nuclear power plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey where Constellation is modernizing its systems.

To this end, Constellation plans to invest more than $4.3 billion (approximately 5.8 trillion won) to improve facilities.

Google also received 2,700 MW from Constellation's existing power plant for 15 years.

The two companies will also enter into a five-year technological partnership and apply Google Cloud and Google's AI 'Gemini Enterprise' to Constellation's overall infrastructure, including power plant operations.

Google explained that this agreement is in line with the White House's pledge to protect ratepayers, which requires data center operators to bear electricity and other costs directly, and is a way to avoid passing costs on to general customers.

Amanda Peterson Corio, global head of Google's energy and power division, said, "We will achieve responsible growth by actively investing in clean and stable power sources that will secure new power generation capacity in our country's power grid."

The two companies also emphasized that under this agreement, 4,400 existing jobs will be maintained and 7,200 new jobs will be created during the construction period.

The two companies did not disclose the amount of this power supply contract, but Bloomberg News previously reported that it would be worth $1 billion (about 1.34 trillion won).