The U.S. government is helping fund projects to restart three shut-down nuclear reactors, with the aim of adding generating capacity for AI data centers.

The current and expected power draw of AI data centers has been the subject of intense discussion, but there is some good news today. Three U.S. nuclear reactors that have been offline for many years are being restarted, and together they are expected to add 2.25 GW to the grid.

According to a report, the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan, the Crane Clean Energy Center on Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, and the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa are getting a fresh set of proverbial tires to get rolling again.