Jitong Finance learned that Google (GOOGL.US) is collaborating with public utility companies in the United States and other countries to evaluate nuclear energy as a possible source of energy for its data centers, highlighting Google's increasing interest in using nuclear power to power the artificial intelligence boom.

Amanda Peterson Corio, Global Director of Energy for Alphabet Google's data centers, stated: "In the United States, in highly regulated markets, we do not have the opportunity to directly purchase electricity, so we are working with our utility partners and power plants to research how to introduce these new technologies - nuclear energy may be one of them - into the grid." She did not rule out the possibility of using nuclear energy in countries like Japan.

Other tech giants including Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.US) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN.US) have already placed bets on nuclear energy, believing it is a stable, low-carbon energy source that can meet the rising electrical demand of their data centers while reducing dependence on fossil fuels and therefore emissions. Microsoft has agreed to purchase power from the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, while Amazon recently bought a nuclear-powered data center in Pennsylvania.

Corio stated that for Google, "having uninterrupted 24/7 power is crucial when we consider long-term growth".