Dominion Energy is exploring the possibility of connecting a data center directly to a nuclear plant in Connecticut, as the tech sector hunts for carbon-free electricity to power artificial intelligence applications.
"We're certainly open to the idea of a co-located data center," Dominion CEO Robert Blue told analysts on the company's second-quarter earnings call Thursday when asked about Millstone.
The utility, headquartered in Richmond, serves northern Virginia, the world's largest data center market.
Dominion has connected nine new data centers so far this year with plans for a total of 15 by the end 2024.
Amazon Web Services bought a data center powered by a Talen Energy nuclear plant in Pennsylvania for $650 million in March.
Persons:
Robert Blue, Blue
Organizations:
Dominion Energy, Millstone Power, Dominion, U.S . Dominion, Web Services, Energy, AWS, Constellation Energy, Wall
Locations:
Connecticut, Waterford , Connecticut, Millstone, U.S, Richmond, Virginia, Pennsylvania, East Coast