AI data centers are consuming so much electricity that Big Tech is turning to nuclear power.

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta are making nuclear moves as AI energy demand reshapes the global power grid.

Artificial intelligence may be a software revolution, but underneath every AI model is an enormous physical infrastructure stack: GPUs, servers, cooling systems, data centers, transmission infrastructure—and electricity.

In this episode of Silicon to Software, Imran Valiani examines why the explosive growth of AI infrastructure is creating renewed demand for nuclear energy.

The International Energy Agency reported that global data centers consumed roughly 415 TWh of electricity in 2024 and projects consumption could reach around 945 TWh by 2030.

That growing demand is already influencing some extraordinary energy d ...