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Talen To Again Serve As Retail Electric Supplier Under New 1,900 MW Front-of-the-Meter Nuclear PPA With Amazon
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Talen Energy Corporation announced that it has expanded its existing nuclear energy relationship with Amazon to provide energy from Talen’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania to Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the region.
Under the terms of a new power purchase agreement (PPA), Talen will supply electricity to Amazon for operations that support AI and other cloud technologies at Amazon’s data center campus adjacent to Susquehanna, with the ability to deliver to other sites throughout Pennsylvania.
The existing Susquehanna co-located load arrangement between Talen and Amazon will transition to a "front-of-the-meter" arrangement after the completion of transmission reconfigurations expected in the Spring of 2026, concurrent with Susquehanna’s refueling outage.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Susquehanna will provide its power to the PJM grid, Talen will act as the retail electric generation supplier to Amazon, and PPL Electric Utilities (PPL) will be responsible for transmission and delivery.
In Pennsylvania, Talen Energy Marketing, LLC in 2023 had stated that while it would retain its retail electric generation supplier license after emerging
from bankruptcy, its activity under its EGS license would consist of service to affiliated entities
and industrial customers that provide services to the affiliated entities. However, Talen's Pennsylvania EGS license is not conditioned on such previously stated intent, and Talen is currently authorized to serve large commercial and industrial customers in all service areas
Under the expanded PPA, at the full contract quantity, Talen will provide Amazon with 1,920 megawatts of nuclear power through 2042, with options to further extend its duration. The power delivery schedule will ramp over time, expecting to achieve the full volume no later than 2032.
"Our agreement with Amazon is designed to provide us with a long-term, steady source of revenue and greater balance sheet flexibility through contracted revenues. We remain a first mover in this space and intend to continue to execute on our data center strategy," said Talen President and Chief Executive Officer Mac McFarland.
Talen and Amazon will also explore building new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) within Talen’s Pennsylvania footprint and pursue expanding the nuclear plant’s energy output through uprates, with the intent to add net-new energy to the PJM grid.
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June 11, 2025
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Reporting by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com
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