Nuclear reactors to power AI data farms in US' first private HyperGrid

Fermi America, in partnership with South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) and the Texas Tech University System, is developing a landmark private energy campus near Amarillo, Texas, called the “HyperGrid.” This project aims to power next-generation AI data centers using a hybrid energy system that integrates America’s largest private nuclear power complex, the nation’s biggest combined-cycle natural-gas facility, solar arrays, battery storage, and grid power. The campus is designed to deliver one gigawatt of power by the end of 2026, primarily consumed on-site by AI data centers rather than fed into the public grid. Central to the HyperGrid are four Westinghouse AP1000 pressurized-water nuclear reactors, for which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Fermi America’s Combined Operating License Application, marking a record-speed review. Construction of the nuclear island is planned to start in 2026, with the first reactor expected to be operational by 2032.