Alphabet(US:GOOG) Xin Lang Ke Ji·2025-10-29 11:50Group 1 - Google and NextEra Energy plan to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa by 2029 to provide carbon-free power for Google's AI operations [1] - The U.S. electricity consumption reached a record 4.097 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2024, driven by the expansion of data centers [2] - The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that electricity consumption will continue to rise, reaching 4.191 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2025 and 4.305 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2026, primarily due to AI data centers [2] Group 2 - Major tech companies like Oracle, Microsoft, and Amazon are exploring nuclear energy solutions to meet the growing energy demands of their data centers [2] - Microsoft plans to procure power from a nuclear fusion startup, Helion, which aims to launch a 50-megawatt fusion power project by 2028, although it faces technological and regulatory challenges [2] - There are currently three nuclear power plant restart projects in the U.S., but none have successfully restarted a decommissioned plant yet [3]