Amazon.com (AMZN) told Bloomberg it’s committed to building a data center campus adjacent to a Pennsylvania nuclear plant after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday voted down a request by Talen Energy (TLN) that would have increased the amount of power its nuclear plant could supply to an Amazon Web Services data center. “We remain committed to continue innovating and advancing carbon-free energy solutions with companies like Talen Energy to power data center operations in the United States and the many technologies supporting our customers and our daily lives,” Duncan Neasham, an Amazon spokesperson, said Monday in an email to Bloomberg. Reached by phone, Neasham confirmed the company intends to go forward with the Talen project, Bloomberg report. Shares of Talen Energy are up 9% to $185.99 in morning trading.
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