The Duane Arnold Energy Center will power Google's new data center.
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The enormous amount of energy required to power a modern data center has prompted major tech companies to sign major partnership agreements with power companies.
Most recently, Google signed an agreement with Next Era Energy to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa.
The nuclear power plant in question was shut down in 2020 and it is expected to take four years to make it operational again, CNBC reports.
If all goes according to plan, the Duane Arnold Energy Center will produce 615 megawatts of energy, which will more than cover Google’s needs.
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