US EditionVistra to Help Facebook Parent Power Grand AI Ambitions
Meta's 20-year deal with Vistra adds 433 megawatts at Ohio and Pennsylvania plants, creating 3,000 temporary jobs to support AI data center power needs.
- On Friday, Meta signed a two-decade agreement with Vistra to expand generation at Perry, Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley, backing its Prometheus supercluster in New Albany, Ohio, expected this year.
- Meta is securing nuclear power to meet round-the-clock electricity needs of AI data centers, reflecting a broader shift as big tech companies invest in nuclear after last year's Constellation Energy deal.
- The agreements add 433 megawatts through uprates, enough to power roughly 300,000 homes, and Meta's upgrades are expected to create about 3,000 temporary jobs during planned outages.
- Vistra called the projects `the largest nuclear uprates supported by a corporate customer in the U.S.`, and Burke said Meta's purchases begin late this year, adding 2,609 MW to the grid.
- The projects contribute to Meta's plan to add 6.6 gigawatts of power across its portfolio, supporting Oklo's SMR work on a 206-acre Pike County campus with funding for early procurement.
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AFP-OH Applauds Private Investment Keeping Nuclear Power Online Without Taxpayer Bailouts
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