Meta Secures 6.6 GW Nuclear Power
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Marin Holt
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- Meta signed agreements with Vistra, Oklo, and TerraPower in January 2026 for up to 6.6 GW of nuclear power by 2035
- Prometheus supercluster in New Albany, Ohio will consume at least 1 GW and target computer superintelligence
- Vistra deal: 20-year PPAs for 2.1+ GW from Beaver Valley PA, Perry OH, and Davis-Besse OH nuclear plants
- Oklo deal: up to 1.2 GW Aurora fast-reactor campus in Pike County, Ohio, with first units targeting 2030
- TerraPower deal: 690 MW Natrium units by 2032 plus rights to 6 additional units totaling 2.8 GW by 2035
Meta announced agreements with three nuclear energy companies in January 2026 to secure up to 6.6 gigawatts of power for its Prometheus artificial intelligence supercluster in New Albany, Ohio. The deals involve Vistra Energy for existing nuclear plants, Oklo for advanced fast reactors, and TerraPower for molten-salt Natrium technology. The total capacity secured by 2035 would exceed the entire electricity demand of New Hampshire.
What Was Agreed and With Whom
The Vistra agreement commits Meta to 20-year power purchase agreements covering more than 2.1 GW of capacity from three existing nuclear plants: Beaver Valley in Pennsylvania and the Perry and Davis-Besse plants in Ohio. The deal includes financial support for planned uprates at the Ohio plants, which will add approximately 433 MW of additional nuclear output by the early 2030s. The plants are already operating; Meta is effectively extending their economic life and funding their capacity expansion.
The Oklo agreement funds development of an Aurora fast-reactor campus in Pike County, Ohio, on a Cold War-era uranium enrichment site. Oklo plans to deploy a series of small modular fast reactors with a target buildout of 1.2 GW, with the first units targeted for 2030. Meta provides prepayments that secure fuel supply, initiate site work, and fund phased deployment. The Oklo partnership is the first commercial power purchase agreement for a company deploying fast reactor technology at megawatt scale in the United States.
The TerraPower agreement funds development of two Natrium units capable of generating up to 690 MW of firm power as early as 2032, with built-in molten salt thermal energy storage that adds the equivalent of approximately 1.2 GW of flexible capacity. Meta also secures rights for energy from up to six additional TerraPower units, adding 2.8 GW of baseload generation capacity targeted for delivery by 2035.
Why Nuclear for AI Data Centers
The Prometheus supercluster, expected to come online in 2026 at Meta’s New Albany campus, will consume at least 1 GW of power. The facility spans multiple data center buildings and represents Meta’s stated goal of building computer systems approaching superintelligence. At 1 GW of continuous draw, Prometheus requires a power source that operates around the clock regardless of weather. Solar and wind generation cannot provide that without massive storage buffers. Nuclear provides firm, carbon-free baseload power at the scale AI campuses require.
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Critical Perspective
The total capacity secured by Meta by 2035, exceeding 6.6 GW, is a staggering figure that would eclipse New Hampshire’s entire electricity demand. Skeptical observation: This ambitious undertaking bears a resemblance to Google’s failed RE
