Constellation Energy Corp., the biggest US supplier of nuclear energy, agreed to provide electricity from an Illinois site to Walmart Inc. through a long-term deal that will fund upgrades at the power plant.
Constellation will supply 176 megawatts of power from its Dresden nuclear site to the retail giant, including 30 megawatts of new capacity that will come from improvements at the plant, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
The deal will supply enough power to support a Walmart perishable distribution center, and marks the company’s first purchase of nuclear energy. Emissions-free electricity from reactors is increasingly in demand, especially for the data centers that run artificial intelligence applications, but this transaction shows that other industries are also keen to use clean energy that’s available around the clock.
As data centers seek more power, Constellation launches nuclear plant upgrades to meet rising demand
