Meta Platforms on Jan. 9 unveiled a series of nuclear energy agreements tied to the development of new nuclear generation and uprates at existing nuclear plants.
TerraPower
An agreement between TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, and Meta calls for the development of up to eight Natrium reactor and energy storage system plants in the United States. This would provide Meta with up to 2.8 GW of carbon-free, baseload energy; with the Natrium technology’s innovative built-in energy storage system providing the capacity to boost total output to 4 GW of power.
Under this commercial agreement, Meta will provide funding to support the deployment of the Natrium plants, with delivery of initial units as early as 2032. This is Meta’s largest support of advanced nuclear technologies to date.
The agreement supports the early development activities for two new Natrium units with rights for energy provided to Meta for up to six additional Natrium units. Each Natrium reactor provides 345 MW of baseload power, with built-in energy storage that can ramp up to 500 MW for over five hours. A dual Natrium unit can provide 690 MW of firm power, and up to 1 GW of dispatchable electricity.
The companies will target identification of a specific site for the initial dual reactor unit in the coming months.
TerraPower began construction on the first commercial-scale, advanced nuclear project in the United States, which is expected to be complete in 2030. The Natrium plant is the only commercial advanced nuclear technology with a complete environmental impact statement and final safety review as part of a construction permit application pending with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Oklo Inc.
An agreement between Oklo Inc., an advanced nuclear technology company, and Meta Platforms advances Oklo’s plans to develop a 1.2 GW power campus in Pike County, Ohio, to support Meta’s data centers in the region.
The agreement provides a mechanism for Meta to prepay for power and provide funding to advance project certainty for Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse deployment.
Oklo will use the funds to secure nuclear fuel and advance Phase 1 of the project -- supporting the development of clean, reliable power in Pike County that can scale up to 1.2 GW. Meta’s commitment enables Oklo to pursue development in southern Ohio.
Oklo seeks to develop the project on 206 acres of land in Pike County owned by the company and formerly owned by the Department of Energy. The land purchase was facilitated in part by the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI), a nonprofit working to reuse the land for regional development.
The agreement is expected to lay the foundation for constructing multiple Oklo Aurora powerhouses.
Pre-construction and site characterization are slated to begin in 2026, with the first phase targeted to come online as early as 2030. The plans for the scalable powerhouse facility are expected to expand incrementally to deliver up to the full target of 1.2 GW by 2034.
“Ohio’s location within the PJM interconnection—one of the nation’s largest grid systems—and its strong transmission network position it as a strategic hub for America’s clean energy growth as demand for artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure accelerates,” Oklo said.
Oklo said its business model allows large energy users to fund their own generation and add new clean power to the grid supported by private capital investment.
The agreement provides Oklo with the commercial support needed to advance the development of power infrastructure to support future data center capacity for Meta.
“This means that Meta is paying to help add more power to Ohio, which will support a reliable grid for all energy customers in the region. This project will also add local jobs to build and operate the nuclear facilities,” Oklo said.
Vistra
Vistra has entered into 20-year PPAs to provide more than 2,600 megawatts of zero-carbon energy from a combination of three different Vistra nuclear plants to support Meta's operations in the region.
The agreements include 2,176 MW of operating generation and an additional 433 MW of combined power output increases, which will be the largest nuclear uprates supported by a corporate customer in the United States.
With the announcement, Vistra will now begin planning for subsequent license extensions at all three plants, which would extend operations of these carbon-free assets for another 20 years.
Through the agreements:
• Meta is purchasing 2,176 MW of nuclear energy and capacity from the operating Perry and Davis-Besse plants in Ohio;
• Meta is also purchasing 433 MW of incremental nuclear energy and capacity from equipment upgrades to increase generation output (called uprates) at the Perry (Ohio), Davis-Besse (Ohio), and Beaver Valley (Pennsylvania) plants – more than 15% of the contracted capacity announced today will be new capacity added to the PJM region;
• The electricity generated at the plants will continue to go to the grid for all electricity users.
