Two Manifold markets assess Microsoft's future power sources.
Two Manifold markets assess Microsoft's future power sources.
confidence score
Usable evidence: enough corroboration to publish, with 1 independent source class.
MSFT has not made a large direction-matching 30-90 day move yet.
signal brief
Two Manifold markets assess Microsoft's future power sources. The first gives a 36.36% probability that Microsoft powers a data center with a small modular reactor by 2030 (source); the second gives 27.48% for at least one data center partially powered by a self-operated fission reactor by 2030 (source). Collectively, these indicate a meaningful chance that Microsoft will integrate nuclear power into its cloud infrastructure, a move that would support its AI buildout while navigating grid constraints. The moderate probabilities suggest interest but no imminent commitment. If Microsoft signs an SMR deal, it would impact the emerging nuclear supply chain, though such an event is not yet confirmed.
What the sources said:
- "Will Microsoft power its data center with SMR by 2030? YES=36.36%"
- "Will Microsoft have at least one data center partially powered by a self-operated fission reactor before 2030? YES=27.48%"
source data used
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Microsoft power its data center with SMR(Small Modular Reactor) by 2030?': YES=36.36%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Microsoft have at least one data center (partially) powered by a self-operated fission reactor before 2030?': YES=27.48%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will MSFT acquire/merge with OpenAI by the end of 2027?': YES=20.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'In 2024, will OpenAI/Microsoft confirm plans to build a supercomputer like the rumored $100 billion "Stargate"?': YES=4.57%”
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