Google, TVA, Kairos Power PPA for Hermes 2 Plant

The Google blog post announces a three-party power purchase agreement (PPA) enabling the first U.S. utility purchase of electricity from an advanced GEN IV reactor: Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 Plant in Oak Ridge.

• Agreement specifics: Google will procure clean energy attributes via Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 Plant, enabling 50 megawatts (MW) of nuclear energy on TVA’s grid to help power Google data centers in Montgomery County, Tennessee and Jackson County, Alabama; the Hermes 2 plant is scheduled to begin operations in 2030.
• Program context and scale-up: Google previously agreed with Kairos Power to unlock up to 500 MW through multiple small modular reactor deployments; the project includes workforce programs with the University of Tennessee and other local universities to grow local talent for plant operators and engineers.