Meta signed three nuclear power agreements Friday to secure 6.6 gigawatts of electricity for its AI data centers, enough capacity to power approximately 5 million homes. The deals with TerraPower, Oklo, and Vistra target delivery by 2035 to support Meta's expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The Facebook parent company will direct the energy toward its Prometheus AI supercluster in New Albany, Ohio. Meta announced the 1-gigawatt data center cluster in July, with operations expected to begin this year. Prometheus represents Meta's push toward building what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls a "computer superintelligence."
Meta's agreement with TerraPower funds development of two new Natrium reactors capable of generating 690 megawatts as early as 2032. The deal includes rights to energy from six additional units that could deliver 2.1 gigawatts by 2035. TerraPower's sodium-cooled reactors represent advanced nuclear technology backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
The Vistra arrangement involves 20-year power purchase agreements for more than 2.1 gigawatts from existing nuclear plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Vistra will add 433 megawatts of incremental capacity through plant uprates scheduled for the early 2030s. These agreements extend operations at facilities that were previously facing retirement.
Oklo's deal supports development of a 1.2-gigawatt power campus in Pike County, Ohio, with first phase delivery targeted for 2030. The advanced nuclear company, backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, plans to reach full capacity by 2034. Oklo's small modular reactor designs aim to provide cleaner, more deployable nuclear energy.
All three agreements follow Meta's 20-year nuclear deal with Constellation Energy signed in June 2025. Combined, these contracts make Meta one of America's largest corporate purchasers of nuclear energy. The company pays full costs for energy used by its data centers, preventing consumer rate increases.
Nuclear energy provides consistent baseload power that renewable sources like wind and solar cannot match for 24/7 operations. This reliability makes atomic power attractive for AI data centers that require uninterrupted electricity. Tech giants including Amazon and Google are pursuing similar nuclear strategies for their expanding operations.
The nuclear industry sees revival potential after decades of stagnation caused by accidents and high costs. The Trump administration announced an $80 billion investment in October to begin construction on ten conventional reactors by 2030. China had more than 30 conventional reactors under construction in 2025, according to World Nuclear Association data.
Meta's energy procurement reflects the massive electricity demands of artificial intelligence development. Data centers powering large language models and AI training require exponentially more energy than traditional computing. The company estimated last year it would need one to four additional gigawatts of nuclear power beyond current consumption.
While nuclear investments won't deliver power until the 2030s, Meta's existing data centers continue operating on fossil fuels. The company's $10 billion facility under construction in Louisiana will be powered by natural gas when it comes online around 2030. This timing coincides with when Meta's nuclear agreements begin delivering electricity to the grid.
