Meta becomes latest tech giant to turn to nuclear to power AI with new 20-year energy deal

By&nbspEuronews pinch AP

Published on 04/06/2025 - 12:42 GMT+2

Meta has signed a 20-year atomic powerfulness woody to meet nan surging powerfulness request for its artificial intelligence (AI) needs.

Meta's associated finance pinch Constellation Energy will besides grow nan output of a atomic works successful nan authorities of Illinois successful nan US by 30 megawatts, sphere 1,100 section jobs, and bring successful $13.5 cardinal (€11.8 million) successful yearly taxation revenue, according to nan companies.

The works presently powers nan balanced of astir 800,000 US homes.

The woody will travel into effect successful 2027, aft nan lapse of a zero-emission in installments programme keeping nan Illinois works afloat that is group to expire that year.

"Securing clean, reliable power is basal to proceed advancing our AI ambitions," said Urvi Parekh, Meta’s caput of world energy.

Big Tech turning to nuclear

The statement announced connected Tuesday is conscionable nan latest successful a drawstring of tech-nuclear partnerships arsenic nan usage of AI expands. Financial specifications of nan statement were not disclosed.

Surging investments successful mini atomic reactors comes astatine a clip erstwhile ample tech companies are facing 2 awesome demands: a request to summation their power proviso for AI and information centers, among different needs, while besides trying to meet their semipermanent goals to importantly trim greenhouse state emissions.

Last autumn, Amazon said it was investing successful mini atomic reactors, 2 days aft a akin announcement by Google.

Additionally, Google announced past period that it was investing successful 3 precocious atomic power projects pinch Elementl Power.

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft person besides been investing successful star and upwind technologies, which make energy without producing greenhouse state emissions.