IT Industry Seeks Clean Sources for Power but Refuses for Nuclear Energy Plants

By Shubhendra Anand , 24 December, 2024

Electricity is a significant need behind the clean energy transition in the technology sector. Artificial intelligence is inducing advanced tech and infrastructural ideas in 2024. Data centers are hovering behind artificial intelligence as it increases the efficiency of the work. In the era of artificial intelligence, powering data centers is the most significant point of discussion. Since the computing power of artificial intelligence increases, a constant flow of electricity is necessary. However, the tech sector is trying to go green under the influence of clean energy transformation. Hence, nuclear energy seems to be a game-changer in the technology sector that will provide clean fuel and constant electricity. However, tech firms and companies are not planning to set up nuclear plants. Recent surveys from 2024 show that big IT companies are not ready to set up nuclear plants on their own.

Major IT firms like cloud providers, data centers, and other tech companies – Microsoft, Google, and others are not planning to set up nuclear plants. The idea for nuclear energy arises from clean energy transformation. The concept of nuclear energy is to eliminate fossil fuels from powering tech firms in the light of green transformation. However, other renewables like wind and solar energy can generate electricity to support the tech industry. However, renewables like solar and wind depend solely on the climatic conditions of a region. Hence, it may be challenging to ensure a constant supply of electricity. Data centers may suffer from electricity fluctuations that would affect the quality of work. It is due to artificial intelligence's computing that requires a constant power supply. Hence, nuclear plants are a great clean energy option against fossil fuel-run power plants.

The problem arises when big tech companies are not ready to build nuclear plants. Experts claim that the tech industry is avoiding the complexities of building their nuclear plants at their own risk. These companies are instead focusing on their quality of work to improve their business strategies in 2024. Instead, the tech companies are ready to depend on other sources for nuclear power, as per the surveys in 2024. Companies will likely prefer investing in other renewables like solar, wind, and hydro than building nuclear plants. Additionally, the tech industry is ready to purchase renewable sources of stable power supply from nuclear plants and utilities.

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