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Microsoft secured a landmark 20-year agreement to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, delivering 835 megawatts of carbon-free energy—marking a pivotal move toward owning strategic energy infrastructure vital for powering its AI-driven data centers.
Microsoft executed a $9.7 billion, five-year AI cloud deal with IREN, signaling a major shift toward external infrastructure partnerships to overcome data center construction delays and satisfy surging AI compute demands.

Microsoft’s exclusive access to carbon-free nuclear power at Three Mile Island establishes a first-mover advantage in energy sovereignty, transforming sustainable energy into a defensible competitive moat for its AI infrastructure.
The landmark IREN deal confirms Microsoft’s dominance in scaling AI infrastructure, turning supply chain bottlenecks into a strategic edge and solidifying its leadership in the real-world deployment of AI compute.
By integrating nuclear energy into its data center strategy, Microsoft is pioneering a new model of energy-technology convergence, setting a precedent for tech giants to control both digital and physical infrastructure.
The IREN partnership reveals unprecedented confidence from industrial partners in Microsoft’s AI cloud ambitions, validating its ecosystem as the backbone of future AI-driven enterprise transformation.
With long-term energy contracts in place, Microsoft is de-risking its massive AI capital spend, ensuring predictable power availability and shielding its expansion from volatile energy markets.

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