Do you believe in nuclear power as being the cleanest, cheapest and best power source for America

[DanOkeffie]

just curious

 

[Bn2f]

I am of the belief that every single thread you start is just an excuse to call someone a retard and somehow angle in the shitty brag that you own a home.

You’re an odd lil thing stuck in R (do ya know that reference?)

Guessing the closest number to the price of a toaster on a game show does not mean you’re a homeowner.

 

[TastySuckToy]

Nope. Solar power wins that matchup hands down.

Nuclear is too slow to bring online, bogged down by red tape, cost and build time overruns, terrible public perception, not viable without huge subsidies, and costs just go up.

Meanwhile, solar is the cheapest form of energy around most of the world now, getting cheaper, doesn't need subsidies, hundreds of gigawatts being brought online every year, with that number going up significantly every year as well.

 

[DanOkeffie]

Nope. Solar power wins that matchup hands down.

Nuclear is too slow to bring online, bogged down by red tape, cost and build time overruns, terrible public perception, not viable without huge subsidies, and costs just go up.

Meanwhile, solar is the cheapest form of energy around most of the world now, getting cheaper, doesn't need subsidies, hundreds of gigawatts being brought online every year, with that number going up significantly every year as well.

are there any A.I. server farms running on Solar? we can cut the red tape and I think two new reactors are being built now or were recently finished. not sure which generation those plants were

 

[TastySuckToy]

are there any A.I. server farms running on Solar?

Microsoft

In March 2025, Microsoft added 475 MW of solar capacity across facilities in Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri through a partnership with AES to support its expanding AI data centers.

A new 250 MW solar project in Portage County, Wisconsin, is under construction specifically to power the world's most powerful AI data center there.

Overall, Microsoft maintains a 34 GW solar portfolio, with recent additions like 389 MW from three installations in Illinois and Texas in February 2025, all feeding into its AI infrastructure.

OpenAI

The $100 billion Stargate project (in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank) includes plans for massive solar power and battery storage systems to partially power its AI data center campuses across the U.S., with a total capacity aiming for up to 10 GW by the end of 2025.

Google

Google has a $20 billion partnership with Intersect Power to develop co-located energy parks, where solar generation and storage directly power AI data centers.

In January 2025, the first U.S.-made utility-scale solar plant was announced to supply power to Google's data centers, qualifying for domestic content incentives.

A $4 billion AI data center investment in Arkansas (announced October 2025) includes an on-site solar panel facility funded by Google to support operations.

Other Notable Examples

Meta: Secured over 900 MW of solar capacity in Texas in 2025 through deals with Engie (200 MW), Cypress Creek Renewables (505 MW), and RWE (200 MW) to power its AI workloads.

Amazon: Leads with 13.6 GW of solar projects under development, including a 500 MW farm in Webb County, Texas, supporting AWS data centers that host AI services.

we can cut the red tape and I think two new reactors are being built now or were recently finished. not sure which generation those plants were

Even a couple of really large nuclear power plants are utterly dwarfed by the amount of solar power coming online:

Global Solar Power Capacity Additions (Brought Online Worldwide, Primarily PV with <0.5 GW Annual CSP)

2021: 186 GW
2022: 251 GW
2023: 456 GW
2024: 602 GW
2025 (through June): 380 GW

No one is going to pay for more expensive energy when much cheaper, faster and getting much cheaper energy is available.