Google, Kairos Power, TVA Collaborate to Meet America’s Growing Energy Needs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOOGLE, KAIROS POWER, TVA COLLABORATE TO MEET AMERICA’S GROWING ENERGY NEEDS Google and Kairos Power to deploy first advanced nuclear plant in Tennessee Valley under order book agreement KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Google, Kairos Power, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced on August 18 a new collaboration to help meet America’s growing energy demand and bolster the country’s leadership in advanced nuclear energy. Through a new power purchase agreement (PPA) between Kairos Power and TVA, Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., will deliver up to 50 megawatts (MW) of reliable, 24/7 energy to the TVA grid that powers Google data centers in Tennessee and Alabama. TVA is the first U.S. utility to sign a PPA to buy electricity from an advanced, GEN IV reactor, and Hermes 2 is the first deployment under Kairos Power’s landmark deal with Google to enable 500 MW of new, advanced nuclear capacity to come online by 2035 in support of Google’s load growth. To accelerate the delivery of clean energy to Google, Kairos Power will increase Hermes 2’s output from 28 MW to 50 MW generated by a single reactor, scheduled to begin operations in 2030. Through this agreement,...

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