Amazon announced it will expand an existing nuclear energy relationship to receive carbon-free energy for its Amazon Web Services data centers in the Pennsylvania region.
Under the terms of a new power purchase agreement (PPA), Talen, an independent power producer, will supply electricity to Amazon for operations that support AI and other cloud technologies at Amazon’s data center campus adjacent to its Susquehanna nuclear power plant with the ability to deliver to other sites throughout Pennsylvania.
Talen and Amazon will also explore building new small modular reactors (SMRs) within Talen’s Pennsylvania footprint and pursue expanding the nuclear plant’s energy output through uprates, with the intent to add net-new energy to the PJM grid.
Under the expanded PPA, at the full contract quantity, Talen will provide Amazon with 1,920 megawatts of carbon-free nuclear power through 2042 with options to extend its duration. The power delivery schedule will ramp over time, expecting to achieve the full volume no later than 2032 and with the potential to meaningfully accelerate.
“Amazon is proud to help Pennsylvania advance AI innovation through investments in the Commonwealth’s economic and energy future,” said AWS Vice President of Global Data Centers Kevin Miller in a statement. “That’s why we’re making the largest private sector investment in state history – $20B – to bring 1,250 high-skilled jobs and economic benefits to the state, while also collaborating with Talen Energy to help power our infrastructure with carbon-free energy.”
The existing Susquehanna co-located load arrangement between Talen and Amazon will transition to a front-of-the-meter arrangement after the completion of transmission reconfigurations expected in spring 2026, concurrent with Susquehanna’s refueling outage. Under the terms of the new agreement, Susquehanna will provide its carbon-free power to the PJM grid, Talen will act as the retail electric generation supplier to Amazon, and PPL Electric Utilities (“PPL”) will be responsible for transmission and delivery.