The parent company of Facebook and Instagram has signed major agreements with three US nuclear energy providers to support its all-in position on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The tech giant company has said that this will add up to 6.6 gigawatts of clean power by 2035.
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With these deals, Meta will be among the largest corporate consumers of nuclear power in the United States, which supports the company's goal of using nuclear energy to feed its artificial intelligence business.
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According to a report by CNBC, Meta has entered into agreements with Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo for the expansion of current reactors and the development of new advanced reactor technologies. Last year, Meta had signed a similar agreement with Constellation Energy.
"State-of-the-art data centers and AI infrastructure are essential to securing America's position as a global leader in AI," said Joel Kaplan, Meta's Chief Global Affairs Officer. "Nuclear energy will help power our AI future."
What is Prometheus supercluster?
According to CNBC, in order to supply power for its new "Prometheus supercluster" in New Albany, Ohio, Meta signed agreements with the three companies "working on nuclear power technologies".
Ohio is one of the four states anticipated to be most affected by the expansion of data centers. A "complex" of data centers will be part of the Prometheus supercluster. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to invest "hundreds of billions of dollars" in the development of AI infrastructure.
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Meta stated that it covers the "full costs" of energy for its data centers. This means that consumers won't face these expenses. The company is responding to worries about the rising electricity demands of tech firms and whether these investment costs are shifted to everyday users.
The focus on nuclear energy highlights the significant energy needs of AI development. Tech giants are trying to secure dependable sources for their growing data center operations. This trend has led many big tech companies to reduce their climate commitments.
