GoKawiilAmazon backs 960MW X-energy nuclear plant at former Indiana coal site
Amazon and American Electric Power announced plans for a 960-megawatt nuclear facility near Terre Haute, Indiana, built on the site of a demolished coal plant. X-energy will supply 12 of its Xe-100 small modular reactors, AEP will operate the plant, and Amazon will be the first buyer of its power. The deal is three times larger than a similar agreement the two companies struck two years ago.
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The project signals Amazon's continued push to secure dedicated nuclear power for its data centers while also feeding electricity into the public grid, a dual approach that could shape how tech companies meet surging energy demand. However, the companies' broader goal of 5 gigawatts by 2039 hinges on X-energy successfully completing its first plant in Texas, which has not yet broken ground and faces a state lawsuit over regulatory compliance at the site—raising questions about whether the ambitious timeline is achievable.
- Amazon will fund and buy power from a 960MW nuclear plant featuring 12 X-energy Xe-100 reactors in Indiana.
- The project is three times larger than Amazon and X-energy's first joint nuclear deal from two years ago.
- X-energy's unproven track record, including regulatory and legal issues at its Texas Seadrift site, poses risk to the companies' 2039 target of 5GW.
Source: hardware.slashdot.org, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “Amazon To Fund 12 Small Nuclear Reactors At Former Indiana Coal Plant”
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