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.
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.
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The register describes a multi-site program; no single campus approval is implied. No locality-matched land-use reference is recorded in this packet; consult the actual governing jurisdiction.
Reviewed disclosure: Up to 50 MW planned — PPA. A campus specification is not an energized utility commitment. The general TVA and local power company references do not identify the serving utility, governing rate or service agreement for this particular site.
The register does not establish a project-specific water allocation or final environmental approval.
Reviewed investment disclosure: Not disclosed in cited source. A program commitment is not a campus valuation.
Reviewed jobs disclosure: Not disclosed in cited source. An announced target is not a live vacancy count. The operator references do not establish an employer affiliation, hiring commitment or project-specific training agreement for an unrelated training provider.
Canonical record: https://tennessai.com/data-centers/kairos-hermes-2-oak-ridge