Google signs with Kairos Power for 500 MW of advanced reactors for its data centres

2024-10-14 · Publisher : Google · Domain : Cloud & DevOps

Google and Kairos Power sign a master agreement to deploy a fleet of advanced reactors totalling 500 MW by 2035, with a first reactor by 2030, to power Google's data centres.

### Background On 14 October 2024, Google and Kairos Power announce a **Master Plant Development Agreement**. Kairos will develop, build and operate a series of advanced reactors and sell energy, ancillary services and environmental attributes to Google under power purchase agreements. The goal is a fleet of 500 MW by 2035, with a first reactor in service by 2030. According to the two companies, it is the first corporate agreement in the United States covering multiple deployments of a single advanced reactor design. ### Key facts - Volume: 500 MW of advanced nuclear capacity by 2035. - Schedule: first deployment by 2030; the Hermes demonstration reactor at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is targeted for 2027. - Technology: fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor, developed by Kairos Power. - Contract: performance milestones built into the agreement, to secure schedule and costs. - Purpose: supply Google with carbon-free electricity around the clock and reach its net-zero goal in 2030. ### Why it matters Hyperscalers no longer just buy intermittent renewable electricity: they fund new dispatchable plants to guarantee power for their AI campuses. For customers, this signals that cloud capacity availability depends on energy projects several years out, and that providers' low-carbon commitments rest on technologies still in demonstration. ### Takeaway Advanced nuclear becomes a contracted supply source for AI cloud, with a 2030 and 2035 timeline.

Tags : Énergie, Datacenter, Google, États-Unis, Hyperscaler