Meta Announces 6.6 GW Nuclear Deals for AI Centers

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, announced on Friday three long-term nuclear power agreements aimed at powering its expanding artificial intelligence data centers. The deals with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra will provide up to 6.6 gigawatts of clean energy by 2035, enough to supply electricity to approximately 5 million homes, according to industry estimates where one gigawatt powers about 750,000 households. The pacts primarily support Meta's Prometheus AI data center under construction in New Albany, Ohio, a 1-gigawatt facility spanning multiple buildings that the company unveiled in July and expects to activate later this year.

The agreements address the surging electricity demands from AI operations, which have reversed two decades of flat or declining U.S. power consumption trends. Meta's Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan described the company as "one of the largest corporate purchasers of nuclear power in U.S. history," highlighting the scale of the commitments in a company statement. Financial details were not disclosed.

Under the TerraPower deal, Meta will fund the development of two advanced Natrium reactor units, each capable of generating up...