Overview

• The plant is designed to deliver at least 1 gigawatt of power, enough to supply about 1 million homes, marking New York’s first major nuclear facility since the late 2000s.
• Hochul’s directive aligns with President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions to streamline nuclear licensing, expanding domestic capacity.
• Major tech companies including Microsoft, Amazon, Google support the initiative to secure reliable electricity for AI data centers.
• The project is expected to create about 1,600 construction jobs and 1,200 permanent positions.
• Hochul has called for federal permitting reforms to shorten the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decade-long approval timeline.