Facebook parent Meta announced an unprecedented deal with Constellation Energy, the largest American nuclear power plant operator, cementing Meta’s turn to turn to nuclear energy to power its energy intensive,

Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook's parent company.

Meta Platform’s nuclear deal with Constellation Energy signals the AI boom isn’t about to wane anytime soon. The two companies announced on Tuesday a 20-year agreement where Meta will use nuclear energy from Constellation’s Illinois nuclear plant and purchase clean energy attributes from the project to offset less environmentally friendly generation elsewhere.