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  "description": "Big tech companies have been pursuing nuclear power as electricity demands increase.",
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  "publishedAt": "2025-03-28T16:53:19.000Z",
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    "Data Centers, Nuclear Power and BroadbandData Centers, Nuclear Power and Broadband A one-day conference exploring AI and Broadband Infrastructure Thursday, March 27, 2025, 8:30 a.m., Clyde’s of Gallery Place, 707 7th Street NW, Washington The rapid rise of cloud computing and artificial intelligence has placed an unprecedented strain on America’s energy grid,Broadband BreakfastBroadband Breakfast",
    "Data Center SummitThe ‘Data Centers, Nuclear Power and Broadband Summit’ took place on March 27, 2025.Broadband BreakfastBroadband Breakfast"
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, March 28, 2025 – The vice chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy wants more nuclear energy to power increasing demands from data centers.\n\nFree keynote video by Rep. ****Randy Weber**** , R-Texas. See below for other videos\n\n“These facilities require an enormous amount of power, and their demand is only growing and going to get bigger,” Rep. **Randy Weber** , R-Texas, said. The lawmaker spoke Thursday at a Broadband Breakfast data centers summit in Washington.\n\nThe Department of Energy _has projected_ electricity use by data centers to double or triple by 2028, going from 4.4 percent of the grid’s power use to up to 12 percent. Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have already been inking deals to eventually power campuses directly from nuclear reactors, either large traditional facilities like Three Mile Island in Michigan or new smaller reactors still being developed.\n\nData Centers, Nuclear Power and BroadbandData Centers, Nuclear Power and Broadband A one-day conference exploring AI and Broadband Infrastructure Thursday, March 27, 2025, 8:30 a.m., Clyde’s of Gallery Place, 707 7th Street NW, Washington The rapid rise of cloud computing and artificial intelligence has placed an unprecedented strain on America’s energy grid,Broadband BreakfastBroadband Breakfast\n\n“Nuclear energy is clean, it’s consistent, and provides the base-level power we need to maintain grid stability,” Weber said.\n\nSome broadband providers have also been cashing in on the increased connectivity needs as companies pour money into data-hungry artificial intelligence models. Lumen – in talks to be acquired by AT&T, it’s been reported – has said it signed $8 billion in such deals last year, with Zayo, another fiber provider, reporting $1 billion.\n\nData Center SummitThe ‘Data Centers, Nuclear Power and Broadband Summit’ took place on March 27, 2025.Broadband BreakfastBroadband Breakfast\n\n## Join Broadband Breakfast\n\nFree sign up for Broadband Community, join Breakfast Club to see videos!\n\nSign up\n\nEmail sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup.\n\nLearn about 'Data Centers, Nuclear Energy and Broadband'.",
  "title": "Rep. Randy Weber: More Nuclear Power for Data Centers",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T03:32:03.961Z"
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