Why Big Tech Is Buying Its Own Power

AI has a problem that better chips cannot solve: Electricity. As artificial-intelligence data centers expand, some of the world’s largest technology companies are locking in power for decades. Microsoft has backed the restart of a nuclear power plant. Meta has agreements connected to existing and future nuclear capacity. Google signed a 22-year nuclear power agreement in Finland. Amazon has entered another long-term nuclear power agreement. This documentary investigates why electricity is becoming one of AI’s most important physical bottlenecks — and why Big Tech is increasingly securing power directly. We examine: • Microsoft and the Crane Clean Energy Center • Meta, Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo • Google and nuclear power in Finland • Amazon and Calvert Cliffs • PJM grid constraints • AI data-center electricity demand • Nuclear power and long-term power agreements • Who pays for the infrastructure required by AI? Some figures discussed in this documentary are estimates, projections or future-development plans. These are not guaranteed outcomes. Watch our previous investigation: The Hidden Companies Getting Rich From the AI Boom MOAT SIGNAL Technology • Money • Power Subscribe for research-driven documentaries on technology, money, markets, business and global power. #ai #nuclearenergy #datacenters