Amazon is partnering with Energy Northwest and X-energy to build the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility, one of the first small modular reactor (SMR) projects in the U.S., featuring up to 12 reactors generating 960 MW of carbon-free energy. Construction near Richland, Washington, is expected to start by decade's end, creating over 1,000 construction jobs and 100 permanent positions while powering AI and cloud computing operations.