Google is partnering with nuclear developer Elementl Power on three sites for advanced reactors, to fill the growing demand for power created by the tech company's data centers.

According to a May 7 release from Google, each site will generate at least 600 megawatts of power capacity, with the option for Google to buy the power once the reactors are operational. Funds provided to Elementl from Google will cover the early stages of the project, including site permitting, securing interconnection rights to the transmission system, and contract negotiations. Elementl will then gather capital from other funding sources to actually build the sites.

Read More: AI’s Power Problems Run Deeper Than Data Centers

Google signed a separate deal with Kairos Power in October 2024 as part of an agreement to buy power from a new fleet of small nuclear reactors. The first reactor from Kairos is expected to enter service by 2030, with plans to bring more online through 2035. Other tech companies have made similar moves over the last year, including Amazon and Microsoft, both of whom cited a need to find low-emission power alternatives for their respective data centers.

Goldman Sachs predicts that data center power demand will grow by 160% and take up 8% of U.S. power by 2030. The International Energy Agency estimates that data centers also accounted for 1.5% of global electricity consumption in 2022, as well as 3% in the U.S. in that same year.