Meta buys into 6 GW of nuclear to power its Prometheus data center

Meta is betting on nuclear for its AI power needs in Ohio, US. (Picture: Adobe)
Three nuclear power companies have been selected by Meta to supply its «supercluster» being built in New Albany, Ohio.

Together, they are offering up to six gigawatts of power from established nuclear reactors to more experimental small modular reactors.

The deals are a result of a request for proposals from Meta in December 2024, TechCrunch writes, and they have now selected Vistra (2.1 GW) for their existing nuclear plants, and Oklo (1.2 GW) and TerraPower (up to 2.1 GW) for their modular reactors.

TerraPower was co-founded by Bill Gates, while Sam Altman is the biggest investor in Oklo.

TerraPower and Oklo are still in the startup phase, with capacity for TerraPower expected to come online in 2032, while Oklo’s «nuclear technology campus» won’t be coming online until 2030, CNBC writes.

No financial details of the deals have been made public, but Meta has committed to spending $600 billion on infrastructure over the next three years.

Read more: Writeups on TechCrunch, CNBC.