Amazon Bets Big On Tri-Cities Nukes To Feed Seattle’S Cloud Habit

Amazon is supporting a nuclear energy project in Washington to expand its carbon-free electricity for data centers that power cloud, AI and streaming services across the Pacific Northwest, aiming for reliable, zero-carbon energy as demand grows. During an appearance on KOMO’s “ARC Seattle,” Brandon Oyer, who leads energy and water strategy for Amazon Web Services, said nuclear can provide steady clean power to complement renewables, a message shared on the KOMO News program ARC Seattle.

What Amazon Is Building Near Richland

Energy Northwest and its partners have rolled out concept plans for the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility, a proposed small modular reactor campus next to Energy Northwest’s existing Columbia Generating Station outside Richland……

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