NextEra Partners with Google to Restart Palo Power Plant

The company that’s working to restart Iowa’s only nuclear power plant has signed an agreement with Google. 

NextEra Energy’s 25-year contract says the company will supply Google with power to run its expanding cloud and AI infrastructure once the Duane Arnold Energy Plant near Palo is running again. NextEra has signed agreements to acquire the CIPCO and Corn Belt Power Cooperative’s combined 30 percent interest in the plant, to give NextEra full ownership.

The target is to have the plant fully operational by the first quarter of 2029. NextEra says they also have an agreement with Google to explore new nuclear generation nationwide.

The Duane Arnold plant has been shut down since 2020.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa