Meta Platforms has struck a series of long‑term nuclear power agreements with multiple energy companies as it looks to secure reliable, clean energy to support the rapid expansion of its artificial‑intelligence (AI) infrastructure and data centres, according to multiple reports.
The social media and AI‑focused tech giant said on Friday that it has signed 20‑year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with nuclear operator Vistra to buy electricity from three of its nuclear power plants, the Perry and Davis‑Besse facilities in Ohio and the Beaver Valley plant in Pennsylvania. Under the agreements, Meta will purchase more than 2,600 megawatts (MW) of zero‑carbon nuclear energy, including both current generation and additional capacity from planned uprates at those facilities.
In addition to the Vistra deals, Meta is partnering with advanced nuclear developers TerraPower and Oklo as part of a broader push into the next generation of nuclear technologies. These partnerships are expected to deliver further clean energy capacity in the coming decade: TerraPower’s Natrium reactors could produce initial outputs by around 2032, while Oklo is planning a 1.2‑gigawatt nuclear energy campus in Ohio, with potential phased build‑outs beginning as early as 2030.
Combined, Meta’s agreements across Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo could provide up to about 6.6 gigawatts (GW) of clean nuclear power by 2035, an amount large enough to power millions of average U.S. homes and a major boost to carbon‑free energy production in the communities hosting reactors.
Meta’s statement explained that the company needs vast amounts of baseload electricity to run its growing fleet of data centres, especially those dedicated to AI workloads such as its Prometheus supercluster in New Albany, Ohio, which is designed to deliver massive computational power for machine learning and generative AI applications. Nuclear energy, which provides stable, always‑on power with minimal carbon emissions, fits this requirement better than intermittent sources like wind or solar alone.
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Executives at both Meta and its energy partners emphasise that these nuclear deals not only secure supply for the tech company but also support continued operations and upgrades of existing plants, safeguard jobs, and strengthen local economies. Vistra noted that the long‑term contracts give the company the certainty to invest in license extensions and uprates at its nuclear facilities, prolonging their operational life and contributing to grid reliability in the U.S. PJM electricity region.
The move also expands Meta’s footprint in nuclear energy beyond a previous long‑term agreement with Constellation Energy to purchase power from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, reflecting a broader industry trend of tech firms locking in multi‑decade clean energy supplies to meet sustainability goals and the relentless growth in electricity demand from AI and data‑intensive computing.
Analysts say that by blending traditional large nuclear plants with emerging small modular reactors (SMRs), Meta is positioning itself as one of the largest corporate purchasers of nuclear energy in U.S. history, and its investments could help accelerate broader deployment of advanced nuclear technologies.
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