Constellation Energy CEO Joseph Dominguez stated during the Q2 2026 earnings call that existing power plants are the foundation for meeting the explosive electricity demands of data centers. The company controls approximately 55 GW of generation capacity, including 22 GW from nuclear plants. Texas interconnection queue has accumulated roughly 474 GW of large-load requests, about five times the state’s all-time peak electricity demand. Constellation has identified potential for approximately 1.1 GW of nuclear uprates and sold its 606 MW Brazos Valley gas plant for $860 million.
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