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title: "Google signs 3.6 GW power deal with Constellation, including 890 MW of new nuclear capacity"
url: https://anawords.com/story/google-constellation-nuclear-power-deal-890-mw-uprates
published: 2026-10-11T20:29:16+05:30
updated: 2026-10-11T20:29:16+05:30
section: Business & Funding
author: Mayank Sahu
checked: sources checked by AI, approved by editor
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# Google signs 3.6 GW power deal with Constellation, including 890 MW of new nuclear capacity

A 20-year agreement backs more than $4.3 billion of upgrades at 11 nuclear units in the PJM grid region, with the first due by 2028. A second 15-year deal covers 2.7 GW from existing plants.

**In short:** Google and Constellation Energy announced on 6 October 2026 a 20-year agreement for 890 MW of new nuclear capacity from upgrades at 11 units in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, plus a 15-year deal for 2.7 GW from existing plants in the PJM grid.

## The deal

Google and Constellation Energy announced on 6 October 2026 two agreements covering about 3.6 GW of power in the PJM grid region of the eastern United States.[^1][^3]

- **890 MW of new capacity:** a 20-year power purchase agreement linked to more than $4.3 billion of new investment by Constellation in upgrades, called uprates, at 11 nuclear units across six sites in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.[^1] Constellation expects the first uprate by 2028.[^1] POWER Magazine reports the full amount is planned by the end of 2032.[^2]
- **2.7 GW from existing plants:** a separate 15-year energy supply agreement for 2,700 MW from Constellation’s existing PJM fleet. This adds no new capacity.[^1][^2]

## What an uprate is

An uprate increases how much electricity an existing reactor produces, by modernising equipment such as turbines, steam generators and control systems.[^2] Constellation says the 890 MW is roughly the output of one large conventional reactor or several small modular reactors.[^1]

## More in the agreement

Constellation says the companies also expanded a five-year technology alliance built on Google Cloud and Gemini Enterprise, and will look at new clean generation, storage and demand-response projects, starting with PJM.[^1] Google also agreed to cut non-critical power use during high-stress grid events.[^1]

Constellation says the work will support about 4,400 existing jobs and create about 7,200 construction jobs.[^1]

## Approvals still needed

Uprates need approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. POWER Magazine reports that Constellation expects to file a series of uprate applications from late 2026 to 2030.[^2]

## Why it matters for AI

Large tech companies are signing long power contracts to supply data centres that run AI. DCD notes earlier Google nuclear deals, including a planned restart of the Duane Arnold plant in Iowa with NextEra, and Constellation’s nuclear deals with Microsoft and Amazon.[^3]

## What is not known

The price Google will pay for the power, and the exact megawatts at each plant, were not disclosed in the sources we checked.

## Fact ledger

- [Confirmed] 20-year agreement for 890 MW of new nuclear capacity in PJM. (source 1)
- [Confirmed] More than $4.3 billion of new investment at 11 units in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. (source 1)
- [Confirmed] First uprate expected by 2028. (source 1,2)
- [Confirmed] Separate 15-year agreement for 2,700 MW from existing plants. (source 1,2,3)
- [Unconfirmed] Full 890 MW planned by the end of 2032. (source 2)
- [Not known] The price Google will pay for the power.

## Sources

1. [Constellation: Google and Constellation announce agreement for 890 MW](https://www.constellationenergy.com/news/2026/10/google-and-constellation-announce-landmark-agreement-to-bring-890-mw-of-new-nuclear-capacity-to-pjm-grid.html) — official
2. [POWER Magazine: Google deal backs 890 MW of uprates](https://www.powermag.com/google-deal-backs-890-mw-of-constellation-nuclear-uprates-at-11-pjm-reactors/)
3. [DCD: Google signs 3.6GW deal with Constellation](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-signs-36gw-deal-with-constellation-to-secure-power-in-pjm-service-area/)