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DOE lends NextEra $1.9B to restart Iowa nuke for Google AI power

· opgehaald 21:15

The U.S. DOE gave NextEra a $1.9B loan to refurbish Duane Arnold Energy Center (Iowa) for a 2029 restart — Google’s planned AI data-center cluster nearby — after Google’s Oct 2025 revival pledge.

On 8 Sep 2026 TechCrunch reported a $1.9 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan to NextEra Energy to restart Iowa’s Duane Arnold plant (idle since 2020), targeting 2029 and ~615 MW after upgrades. Google previously pledged to revive the site and is said to be planning up to six nearby data centers; only ~50 MW is reserved for the local co-op. It follows DOE’s earlier ~$1B Three Mile Island restart loan tied to Microsoft’s AI power deals.