Texas, Data Centers and Microreactor

Last Energy to Deploy 30 Microreactors in Texas for Data Centers
With Texas aiming to become both a global data center hub and a leader in next-generation nuclear energy, Last Energy’s project represents a crucial test case. If successful, it could serve as a model for deploying microreactors across the U.S. to support industrial-scale energy users.
State lawmakers grapple with energy demand for data centers
Legislation from Texas to Georgia could impose fees and rules to safeguard the electric grid and keep a lid on household utility bills.
Can 30 Micro Nuclear Plants Power Texas’ Data Centers?
The startup company Last Energy plans to build 30 "micro" nuclear power plants an hour north of Abilene in response to demand from data centers in Texas over the last year.
Energy company to bring 30 nuclear reactors to Texas to power wave of data centers
Technology developer Last Energy announced plans to build 30 micronuclear reactors in Haskell County as demand from the state's data centers surge. The nuclear technology company said that it plans to break ground at a 200-acre site in Haskell,
NRG Energy to build four natural gas power plants to supply data centers in Texas, elsewhere
Houston-based NRG Energy plans to build nearly 6 gigawatts of natural gas combined-cycle power plants connected directly to two data center sites.
Amazon is spending $100 billion on data centers this year. Energy firm GE Vernova will help power a slice of it.
The companies have signed a strategic agreement to help power Amazon's rapidly-growing fleet of data centers.
As data center energy demands surge, Texas taps DC firm’s micronuclear tech
Some of the news has national and international dimensions well beyond the DC region. For instance, Last Energy, a company building micronuclear technology to boost clean energy supplies, is tackling the energy demand from data centers by rolling out 30 microreactors in Haskell County,
Last Energy plans to build 30 'micro' nuclear power plants for Texas data centers
Last Energy, a Washington D.C.-based startup, plans to build 30 “micro” nuclear power plants an hour north of Abilene to serve Texas data centers.
Last Energy plans 30 microreactors in Texas to meet data centre demand
Micro-nuclear technology developer Last Energy has announced plans to build 30 microreactors in Haskell County, Texas. The initiative aims to serve data centre customers across the state, addressing the increasing power demand.
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OpenAI, Oracle to build Texas AI data center with thousands of Nvidia chips
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The AI Data-Center Boom Is a Job-Creation Bust
Tech and political leaders tout them as an employment bonanza, but data centers need very few workers in very large spaces.
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JP Morgan, Starwood Lend $2B on Utah Data Center Project
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JPMorgan, Starwood Property Trust Provide $2 Billion Loan for AI Data Center in Utah
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