“NextEra is restarting the shuttered 615 MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa as a dedicated power source for a data center, funded by Google under a 25-year power purchase agreement, with expectations that the plant will be operational by early 2029.”
Said Dec 8, 2025Deadline Mar 31, 2029NextEra Energy investor conference, December 8, 2025 (reported by Power Engineering, December 11, 2025)
The 25-year Google PPA was announced October 27, 2025; FERC has approved reconnection and NextEra's own filings put the earliest restart at Q4 2028.