Meta signs 3 deals for nuclear energy to power AI data centers
Meta signs 3 deals for nuclear energy to power AI data centers
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Publish Date: 2026-01-09 13:27:00
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- Meta has secured energy agreements with TerraPower, Oklo, and Vistra for its Prometheus AI data center, ensuring enough nuclear power to support approximately 5 million homes.
- These deals will facilitate up to 6.6 gigawatts of new and existing clean energy by 2035.
- The agreement with TerraPower includes funding for two new Natrium units and other future energy rights.
- Meta also plans to purchase over 2.1 gigawatts of nuclear energy from existing Vistra power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
- An additional agreement with Oklo will develop a new 1.2 gigawatt power campus in Ohio specifically to support Meta’s data centers.
- This comes on the heels of a previous 20-year deal with Constellation Energy’s Clinton nuclear plant in Illinois.
- The aim is to provide reliable power, support the U.S. nuclear supply chain, and create jobs associated with these projects.
