New York Plans New Nuclear Plant as Energy Demand Surges (3)

New York state is pushing to build a nuclear power plant to meet growing demand for clean energy, the first major US reactor project in more than a decade.

Governor Kathy Hochul is directing the New York Power Authority to develop and build at least 1 gigawatt of nuclear capacity, enough to power a million homes. Multiple communities upstate are already lining up to host the project, she said Monday during a speech at the Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant.

US interest in nuclear energy is surging, driven by the growing need for electricity to power data centers, factories and increasingly ...