Amazon Web Services (AWS), along with tech giants like Meta and Microsoft, is moving toward nuclear energy to power its ever-growing data infrastructure. Nuclear energy offers the kind of reliable, scalable, and carbon-free power that these companies need to sustain their AI ambitions and global digital services. However, in Australia, the Albanese government appears to be charting a very different path.
Amazon Web Services is investing in #nuclear plants to power its servers.
— Alexandra Marshall (@ellymelly) June 15, 2025
So is Meta. So is Microsoft.
What did Albanese do?
He got AWS to invest in AI with … three new solar farms.
Making us the backwater of energy and technology.https://t.co/EJ87pnjFJf
Albo would rather divert energy from households to AWS before investing in nuclear.
— Aus Integrity (@QBCCIntegrity) June 16, 2025
Instead of supporting long-term energy independence or innovation in clean baseload technologies like nuclear, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured AWS investment in the form of three new solar farms. While solar is a clean energy source, it is intermittent and doesn’t meet the 24/7 energy demands of AI and data centers.
This decision risks making Australia an energy and technology backwater—watching as other nations embrace high-density, reliable energy solutions while we limit ourselves to low-yield, weather-dependent sources. The rest of the world is preparing for an AI-driven future with resilient infrastructure. Australia, by contrast, is content with symbolic green gestures that don’t align with the energy needs of the digital era.
If we want to be serious players in AI, cloud computing, and the future economy, we need serious energy policies—not just more solar panels.