A group of major energy users have signed a pledge to support tripling global nuclear power capacity by 2050. Nuclear power is seeing a resurgence in popularity thanks in part to significant growth in power demand due to AI.

"We are truly at the beginning of a new industry," U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Reuters in an interview at the CERAWeek conference on Tuesday. The pledge is expected to

Amazon, Google and Meta signed a pledge this week that supports at least tripling nuclear power worldwide by 2050. The Large Energy Users Pledge — backed by the World Nuclear Association as well as industrial giants like Dow,

Among companies and banks pledging their support Wednesday to increase the world’s nuclear energy capacity — Amazon, Meta, Google, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America.

Major companies such as Amazon and Google on Wednesday signed a pledge to support the goal of at least tripling the world's nuclear energy capacity by 2050, on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston.

The latest initiative builds on the commitment made by more than 30 countries, which also set a goal to triple capacity by 2050 in 2023. Nuclear energy, a clean power source, acco