- Meta is looking for nuclear power developers to meet its AI and sustainability goals.
- The company said in a blog post that it was targeting delivery of the project in the early 2030s.
- Meta is not the only one turning to nuclear power, with Microsoft and Google investing.
Meta is looking for nuclear power developers to support its AI ambitions.
On Tuesday, Meta said in a blog post stating that it is targeting new nuclear production capacity of 1 to 4 gigawatts from the early 2030s.
The move is the latest move by big tech to use nuclear power to meet rapidly growing energy demand driven by the AI boom.
Meta said it was launch a tender to identify nuclear power developers with licensing and community engagement skills who could help the company achieve its AI and sustainability goals.
The company added that it is planning for the energy needs of its data center while “simultaneously contributing to a reliable network and advancing our sustainability commitments.”
“As new innovations bring significant technological advances across all sectors and support economic growth, we believe nuclear energy can help provide firm baseload power to meet the growing needs of the electricity grids that power both of our data centers,” the company said in the release. blog post shared on his website.
Big Tech goes nuclear
Major tech companies, including Microsoft and Google, are investing in nuclear power to provide power for AI data centers.
Nuclear power provides clean, consistent energy to power data centers, the infrastructure that supports training and running AI models.
In September, energy provider Constellation Energy struck a deal with Microsoft to supply the tech giant with nuclear power for the next two decades by resurrecting part of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
Google announced in October that it was purchasing nuclear power from Kairos Power, a California company developing small modular reactors.
Representatives for Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside of normal business hours.