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Kairos Power Hermes 2 — Oak Ridge

On August 18, 2025 Google, Kairos Power and TVA announced a PPA under which Hermes 2 in Oak Ridge would deliver up to 50 MW to TVA's grid, scheduled to begin operations in 2030.

Source review 2026-11-03Confidence BPower purchase agreement signed — operations planned 2030
Operator
Kairos Power
Record type
program
Locality
Roane County
Region
east
Investment disclosure
Not disclosed in cited source
Power disclosure
Up to 50 MW planned — PPA
Jobs disclosure
Not disclosed in cited source
Status
Power purchase agreement signed — operations planned 2030

Kairos says TVA is the first U.S. utility to sign a PPA for electricity from a Gen IV reactor.

Hermes 2 is the first deployment under Kairos's agreement with Google for 500 MW of advanced nuclear capacity by 2035. Planned capacity is not delivered capacity.

Project status and disclosures are attributed to the cited source. Announced investment is not proof of expenditure, and utility capacity is not inferred from computing or building capacity.