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Amazon backs large-scale Xe-100 nuclear project with X-energy, signaling long-term energy strategy

Oct 19, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT1 sourcesAI-analyzed
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The deal signals a significant, multi-year energy-cost and supply security motivation for AMZN, potentially improving data-center economics and resilience; however, the impact is long-dated and hinge on regulatory and construction progress, limiting near-term upside.

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Amazon will fund a 960 MW nuclear plant in Indiana using 12 Xe-100 SMRs, operated by AEP and connected to the grid. This is Amazon and X-energy's second deal and is three times the size of the prior agreement, advancing a long-term data-center energy plan despite regulatory risks at Seadrift and SMR timing uncertainties.

  • Amazon funds 960 MW Indiana nuclear plant. AEP will operate.
  • Xe-100 SMRs by X-energy; 12 reactors planned on Terre Haute site.
  • Deal is second Amazon-X-energy agreement; volume is three times the first.
  • Plan to build 5 GW of US nuclear capacity by 2039.
  • X-energy IPO in April; stock up 27% day 1, now down ~66%.

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