CALLOWAY COUNTY, Mo. (WGEM) – As AI and data centers become more prominent, Americans are using more energy than ever. The increased demand for energy has Missouri’s biggest energy company looking to clean energy for the future.
Ameren’s Nuclear power plant in Callaway produces enough power for 800,000 households. But as Missouri’s demand for energy increases, they’re looking for ways to increase the amount of output in clean energy sources, such as nuclear.
Ameren predicts it will need to generate an extra 1.5 gigawatts of energy over the next 7 years; that is enough for another 1.5 millions homes. The International Energy Agency credits the increased demand to the rise of artificial intelligence.
Ameren produces energy for 1.3 million Missourians using all kinds of methods, but there is only one place that produces nuclear energy for Missouri. That’s the Callaway Nuclear Energy Center. Site manager Travis Hart said it’s…
