Meta strikes nuclear plant deals to power AI data centres
Meta has signed a series of long-term nuclear power agreements to feed the heavy energy demands of its growing AI data centre network in the US.
The company will pre-pay for electricity from two advanced nuclear developments: a 1.2-gigawatt project by Oklo and a 2.8-gigawatt project by TerraPower, ventures backed by Sam Altman and Bill Gates. Oklo plans to build on a 206-acre site in Ohio, aiming to start construction this year and go live by 2030. Meta has also agreed to buy 2.1 gigawatts from existing Vistra-owned nuclear plants, alongside a previously announced deal to take power from a Constellation Energy reactor in Illinois.
Meta says these arrangements could add up to 6.6 gigawatts of new and existing nuclear capacity by 2035, positioning it as one of the largest corporate nuclear buyers in US history. The company claims the projects will generate thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of long-term roles, as part of a broader plan to invest more than $600 billion in US infrastructure and jobs by 2028 to support AI buildout. CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues to frame these moves as preparation for pursuing so-called AI "superintelligence."
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