Technology giants are partnering with geothermal start-ups as they seek to power their energy-intensive data centers with clean but reliable power sources
. Several deals have been struck over the past year as Big Tech is looking to boast low-emission profiles of its energy use. The other 24/7 low-carbon energy comes from nuclear power generation, and deals have been made in that space, too. Earlier this year, Constellation Energy, the biggest owner of U.S. nuclear power plants, signed its largest-ever power purchase agreement with Microsoft, which paves the way for the restart of the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear plant.
'We've talked to Chevron and Shell, but the supermajors seem to be taking more of a wait-and-watch view,' Cindy Taff, chief executive of Sage Geosystems, told Reuters. Sage Geosystems this summer partnered with Meta on what the owner of Facebook described as 'a first-of-its-kind project to significantly expand the use of geothermal energy in the US.
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