A new Taiwan energy survey shows most people now back restarting nuclear plants and building small modular reactors — good news for nuclear supporters, awkward for the government's phase-out stance.

• Roughly 7 in 10 people support restarting nuclear power and building small modular reactors, and most still say yes even after being told the risks.
• Green power is even more popular, with three-quarters in favor, and rooftop solar tops the list of what people want their local governments to build.
• Most people cannot name Taiwan's main power source, and a quarter still wrongly think nuclear supplies most of the island's electricity.
• Six in ten worry the country leans too hard on central and southern Taiwan for power, reviving calls for regional electricity pricing so areas that generate power pay less.
• The economics ministry says nuclear will only move ahead if safety, waste disposal, and public consensus are all settled, and it rejected regional pricing for now, noting South Korea studied it and dropped it.

Outlook: Expect the government to prioritize grid upgrades, more gas plants, and renewables to feed AI data-center demand rather than commit to nuclear restarts or split pricing any time soon.