Meta signs 20-year deal for nuclear energy in central Illinois

Tech giant Meta announced a deal on Tuesday to purchase more than a thousand megawatts of nuclear power from Constellation Energy over the next 20 years, deepening its investment in the power source to advance its artificial intelligence ambitions.

Meta plans to purchase 1,121 megawatts of nuclear energy from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in central Illinois to support the company’s operations in the region, as AI and data center development continue to fuel growing energy demand.