Meta agrees 20-year deal to buy output from Illinois nuclear plant
Meta has agreed to buy the output of a nuclear plant in Illinois for two decades, marking its first deal of this kind as it seeks to shore up electricity to power its artificial intelligence efforts and US data centres.
The social media group said on Tuesday that it had signed a deal with Constellation Energy, the operator of the largest fleet of conventional nuclear reactors in the US, to purchase the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center for the 20 years from June 2027. The agreement will help extend the life of the facility beyond a deadline for the expiry of state government subsidies.
Big Tech companies are racing to secure the vast amounts of electricity that are expected to be needed to meet soaring demand stemming from the AI boom, prompting those companies — and Комунални услуги - За да се вземат поради и вариантите за генериране на сила оттатък обичайните изкопаеми горива.
Сделката идва, когато основният изпълнителен шеф на META Марк Зукърб...
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