What the FERC Amazon data center slapdown means for nuclear

But experts and insiders say FERC’s decision wasn’t a regulatory blow to either nuclear power or other projects that co-locate data centers near existing power plants. Rather, they see the decision as a punt.

“The big takeaway I had from the commission’s order is that they need more information on impacts” of data centers, Kent Chandler, the former chair of Kentucky’s Utility Regulator and a fellow at the R Street think tank, said in an interview.