Broadband Breakfast on February 18, 2026 - AI, Nuclear Power and Data Centers
As AI-driven data centers strain the grid and tech companies turn to nuclear power, can utilities and policymakers scale energy infrastructure fast enough?
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented power demands from data centers, with tech companies racing to secure dedicated nuclear energy to fuel their AI infrastructure. Microsoft's agreement to restart Three Mile Island, Google's partnerships with small modular reactor developers, and Amazon's investments in nuclear technology signal a shift in how hyperscalers are approaching energy procurement. As ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini require much more computing power than traditional cloud services, utilities and grid operators are sounding alarms. Some regions face moratoriums on new data center connections. Is nuclear power the solution? This BroadbandLive event will build upon and update Broadband Breakfast’s landmark, Data Centers, Nuclear Power and Broadband, from March 2025.
Panelists
- Panelists have been invited
- Drew Clark (moderator), CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast
Breakfast Media LLC CEO Drew Clark has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. An early proponent of better broadband, better lives, he initially founded the Broadband Census crowdsourcing tool to collect and verify broadband data left unpublished by the Federal Communications Commission. As CEO and Publisher, Clark presides over the leading media community advocating for higher-capacity internet everywhere through topical, timely and intelligent coverage. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.
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