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Hyperscaler

A giant cloud and platform operator (AWS, Microsoft, Google, Meta) building data centers at global scale.

Current numbers

up to ~13 GW announcedhyperscaler nuclear announced to mid-2026: about half existing-plant PPAs (Crane, Amazon–Talen), half new-reactor partnerships (Kairos)as of 2026-06 · register ↗
6.14 / 10.53 / 20.91%ClusterMAX April 2026 large-pretraining scenario: gold / hyperscaler / silver goodput expenseas of 2026-04-20 model; August 2025 pricing basis · register ↗
~$176BBurry estimate of understated hyperscaler depreciation, cumulative 2026–2028 (CONTESTED)as of 2025-11 · register ↗

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