Request for ProposalsRecruiting suitable nuclear energy developers, after planning to generate 1-4 million kilowatts of electricity with nuclear power in the United States, Meta earlierAnnounceMeta has signed a 20-year cooperation agreement with Constellation Energy, an energy company based in Baltimore, USA, under which Meta is expected to purchase nuclear power provided by Constellation Energy's Clinton Clean Energy Center in southern Illinois.
The agreement, expected to begin in June 2027, will see Meta acquire approximately 6 gigawatts (GW) of power from Constellation Energy's Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, nearly equivalent to the output of one nuclear reactor at the center. Meta also pledged to expand the grid, but the transaction value was not disclosed.
This partnership will also support Constellation Energy's continued operation of the clean energy center, helping it regain its operating license and retain over 1000 local jobs. Without Meta's partnership, the clean energy center would have faced closure after the zero-carbon emission credits it relied on since 2017 ran out.
In addition to Meta, Google has previously announced a partnership with nuclear energy startup Kairos Power, which is expected to use nuclear energy to generate 500 megawatts of electricity by the end of this century to power its power-intensive data centers. Microsoft has also recently announced a partnership with Constellation Energy, planning to resume operations at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant owned by Constellation Energy in 2028, thereby providing Microsoft with the electricity needed for artificial intelligence computing over the next 20 years.
As for the announcement of cooperation with Constellation Energy, although it does not mean the construction of a new nuclear power plant, it also represents Meta's official entry into the field of nuclear power generation applications, and it hopes to generate 1-4 million kilowatts of electricity through nuclear power in the United States.
