Meta is preparing to meet the energy needs of its AI-based data centers from clean and uninterrupted sources with the 20-year nuclear energy agreement it signed with US-based Constellation Energy. The company will purchase approximately 1.1 gigawatts of nuclear energy per year from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in the state of Illinois.

Meta signs nuclear energy agreement

The future of the Clinton power plant, which has been in danger of closure since 2017, has been secured with this agreement. The amount of energy Meta has committed to purchase will extend the operational life of the plant. The Clinton Facility has the capacity to meet the electricity needs of approximately 800 thousand households.

Meta stated in its statement that it is committed to meeting the energy needs of its data centers from 100 percent renewable and clean sources. The company points out that nuclear energy offers a more stable solution compared to other sources in terms of reliability and continuity.

With the agreement, Meta also committed to providing 30 megawatts of additional capacity to the energy grid. No information was shared about the financial dimension of the agreement. Google and Microsoft were also early movers in this area by purchasing large amounts of nuclear power capacity.

With this agreement, Meta also took a significant step in powering its data centers with nuclear energy. The company’s main plan is to integrate 1 to 4 gigawatts of nuclear power for data centers in the US by the early 2030s.

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