Washington and Silicon Valley Push for Nuclear Revival

Facing soaring power demand and rising global competition, U.S. leaders and industry are rallying behind nuclear energy as a clean, reliable solution.

In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is seen in Stone Ridge, Va., on July 17, 2024. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

The emergence of cloud computing in the early 2000s and generative artificial technology in the 2020s has exponentially increased the U.S. technology industry’s demand for electricity.

In the coming decades, the massive data centers that power new technology will need far more energy than they currently consume.