Overview

• On June 23, Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the state’s electric utility to develop a nuclear facility with at least 1 gigawatt of capacity
• The plant is slated for upstate New York, though officials have not yet chosen a specific site
• The project represents the first major US nuclear construction since the early 2010s and aims to reverse a decade of capacity declines
• President Trump has signed executive orders to streamline licensing and accelerate permitting for new reactors
• State leaders and partners such as Google and Microsoft view the plant as vital to ensuring reliable, affordable power for data centers and other industries