AT A GLANCE
- Meta has secured nuclear power deals to fuel its massive Prometheus AI data center in Ohio.
- The agreements span TerraPower, Oklo, and Vistra, totaling up to 6.6 gigawatts of energy by 2035.
- The move underscores how Big Tech is turning to nuclear energy to sustain AI growth.
Meta Nuclear Power Deals Fuel AI Data Centers With Energy for 5 Million Homes
Meta is lining up a massive supply of nuclear power to fuel its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to power the equivalent of about 5 million homes.
The parent company of Facebook announced Friday that it has reached agreements with Meta partners TerraPower, Oklo, and Vistra to supply nuclear energy for its Prometheus AI data center being built in New Albany, Ohio. Meta announced the Prometheus project in July, describing it as a 1-gigawatt AI cluster spanning multiple data center buildings. The facility is expected to come online this year.
Financial terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
In a statement, Meta said the three deals will support up to 6.6 gigawatts of new and existing clean energy by 2035. By industry standards, a single gigawatt can power roughly 750,000 homes. The company said the projects will add reliable, firm power to the grid, reinforce America’s nuclear supply chain, and support jobs tied to building and operating U.S. power plants.
Under its agreement with TerraPower, Meta will provide funding to support the development of two new Natrium nuclear units capable of generating up to 690 megawatts of firm power, with delivery possible as early as 2032. The deal also gives Meta rights to energy from up to six additional Natrium units, capable of producing a combined 2.1 gigawatts, with delivery targeted by 2035.
Meta will also purchase more than 2.1 gigawatts of electricity from two operating Vistra nuclear power plants in Ohio, along with energy from expansions at those facilities and a third Vistra plant in Pennsylvania.
The agreement with Oklo will help develop a 1.2-gigawatt nuclear power campus in Pike County, Ohio, intended to support Meta’s data centers in the region. Oklo counts Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, as one of its largest investors.
The nuclear power agreements follow Meta’s announcement in June that it reached a 20-year energy deal with Constellation Energy.
