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Intersect Power

Intersect Power

Energy Infrastructure Developer

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Big Tech's power grab: the race to build private energy empires

New Capabilities

Acquired by Alphabet for $4.75B; operating as independent subsidiary

Google spent $4.75 billion over a year ago acquiring Intersect Power, owning power plants that feed its AI data centers. Amazon bought a Pennsylvania nuclear campus; Microsoft restarted Three Mile Island in September 2024; Meta announced nuclear deals with Vistra, TerraPower, Oklo unlocking up to 6.6 gigawatts for American AI. Tech giants now control the grid.

Updated May 16

The great AI energy land grab

Built World

Being acquired by Alphabet for $4.75B

Alphabet just paid $4.75 billion for a power company, securing 10.8 gigawatts of capacity—enough to power 8 million homes. Tech giants spent 2024 locking down nuclear reactors and signing multibillion-dollar energy deals because there's not enough electricity for AI.

Updated May 16