Meta has secured agreements with three companies to obtain 6.6 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2035, supporting its AI projects including a new data center in Ohio. The deals involve Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo, highlighting the tech giant's push into nuclear energy. This move underscores growing reliance on nuclear for powering AI ambitions.
Meta Platforms has revealed three significant nuclear energy agreements aimed at fueling its expanding AI infrastructure, particularly the Prometheus supercluster—a 1-gigawatt data center under construction in Ohio.
The partnerships, announced on January 9, 2026, are expected to deliver a total of 6.6 gigawatts of power by 2035. With TerraPower, Meta will fund the development of two new Natrium reactors, which use sodium as a coolant instead of water, capable of producing up to 690 megawatts as early as 2032. The agreement also grants Meta rights to energy from six additional reactors, adding 2.1 gigawatts by 2035.
In a separate deal with Oklo, Meta anticipates 1.2 gigawatts coming online by 2030 through multiple reactors. This collaboration is poised to create thousands of construction and operations jobs in Ohio. Notably, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman holds just over 4 percent of Oklo and is one of its largest investors. Meta will also finance Oklo's purchase of uranium for its reactors, signaling strong confidence in the startup's technology.
The third agreement with Vistra emphasizes extending the life of existing plants. Through 20-year contracts, Meta will purchase more than 2.1 gigawatts from Vistra's Ohio facilities, while supporting added capacity totaling 433 megawatts at those sites and another in Pennsylvania, expected in the early 2030s.
This initiative builds on Meta's previous 20-year deal with Constellation Energy and reflects a broader trend among big tech firms. For instance, Microsoft is reopening the Three Mile Island plant as its sole customer under a similar long-term arrangement. These moves address the surging energy demands of AI, though challenges persist in commercializing new reactor designs.
