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As of 2025, the total power generation capacity of the country’s 94 nuclear reactors was around 97 gigawatts (GW).
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
And Amazon backs x-Energy planning to build 5 gigawatts of SMR power by 2039, including about 1 gigawatt in Washington state.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Davenport added that the company still has around 28 gigawatts of natural gas generation.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
The projects that could again be reviewed are a fraction of the staggering haul of those seeking connections — more than 250 gigawatts as of Friday, or about three times its total capacity today.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
And Amazon backs x-Energy planning to build 5 gigawatts of SMR power by 2039, including about 1 gigawatt in Washington state.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Davenport added that the company still has around 28 gigawatts of natural gas generation.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
The projects that could again be reviewed are a fraction of the staggering haul of those seeking connections — more than 250 gigawatts as of Friday, or about three times its total capacity today.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Gigawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigawatt. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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