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If/when the ai hype train crashes, it would already be online and therefore a good argument can be made to redirect the power to the grid instead of the then-defunct project
That's true, but this reactor had been operating for decades, until 2019. Methane was too cheap (and didn't have to pay for its waste) and made it unprofitable, so they stopped. Presumably the price MS is willing to lock in at makes it profitable for them again. I assume they predict prices going up or they're getting it cheap.
Keep in mind, MS has only signed an agreement to buy 100% of the output, not the reactor itself.