Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for its AI needs

By MATT OTT Associated Press Business Writer WASHINGTON AP Meta has cut a -year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing requirements at Facebook s parent company The financing with Meta will also expand the output of a Constellation Capacity Illinois nuclear plant The agreement disclosed Tuesday is just the latest in a string of tech-nuclear partnerships as the use of AI expands Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed Constellation s Clinton Clean Strength Center was really slated to close in after years of financial losses but was saved by decree in Illinois establishing a zero-emission credit operation to encouragement the plant into The Meta-Constellation deal takes effect in June of when the state s taxpayer funded zero-emission credit effort expires With the arrival of Meta Clinton s clean potential output will expand by megawatts preserve local jobs and bring in million in annual tax revenue according to the companies Securing clean reliable capacity is necessary to continue advancing our AI ambitions commented Urvi Parekh Meta s head of global ability Constellation the owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant commented in September that it planned to restart the reactor so tech giant Microsoft could secure power to supply its facts centers Three Mile Island located on the Susquehanna River just outside Harrisburg Pennsylvania was the site of the nation s worst commercial nuclear power accident in Related Articles Wall Street drifts as financial markets worldwide hold relatively steady Dollar General posts record sales as bargain stores attract more people anxious about the market Man accused of trying to get witness against him deported by writing letters threatening Trump US progress likely to slow to this year hobbled by Trump s exchange wars OECD says At present in History June the Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles Also last fall Amazon reported it was investing in small nuclear reactors two days after a similar announcement by Google Additionally Google revealed last month that it was investing in three advanced nuclear ability projects with Elementl Power U S states have been positioning themselves to meet the tech industry s power requirements as policymakers consider expanding subsidies and gutting regulatory obstacles Last year states passed rule to patronage advanced nuclear potency and lawmakers this year have introduced over bills supportive of nuclear resource according to the exchange association Nuclear Potency Institute Advanced reactor designs from competing firms are filling up the federal ruling body s regulatory pipeline as the industry touts them as a reliable climate-friendly way to meet electricity demands from tech giants desperate to power their fast-growing artificial intelligence platforms Amazon Google and Microsoft also have been investing in solar and wind technologies which make electricity without producing greenhouse gas emissions