US EditionUK needs more nuclear to power AI, says Amazon Web Services boss
- Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman stated on May 17, 2025, that expanding nuclear power in the UK is essential to support the energy demands of AI data centres, as part of an £8 billion investment planned over the next four years.
- AWS plans this investment because AI adoption is rapidly increasing, causing data centres to consume growing amounts of electricity, currently 2.5% of UK power and projected to reach 6% by 2030.
- UK government reforms, including streamlined planning and the AI Energy Council, aim to ease building data facilities, while experts highlight nuclear power, including small modular reactors, as key to meeting future demand.
- Garman described nuclear as a 'great solution' providing 'zero carbon, 24/7 power' critical for AI, while data centres globally might consume nearly as much energy as all industry by 2050.
- The scaling of AI infrastructure implies rising energy needs, suggesting the UK must expand nuclear capacity to support AI growth sustainably and reliably over the next decade.
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In an exclusive interview with the BBC, AWS CEO Matt Garman said the UK must expand nuclear energy to meet the soaring electricity demands of AI-driven data centers. From the report: Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is part of the retail giant Amazon, plans to spend 8 billion pounds on new data centers in the UK over the next four years. Matt Garman, chief executive of AWS, told the BBC nuclear is a "great solution" to data centres' energy needs…
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