Meta becomes a core power to secure the enormous energy requirement for AI data centers. The “Three Mile Island” nuclear power plant is even activated for this.
If Mark Zuckerberg wants something, he will get it. And this time he wants electricity. Lots of electricity! His tech-gigantic meta-group mother of Facebook, Instagram & Co.-has a huge part of the American nuclear energy cake for a full 20 years.
What at first sight looks like a simple energy consumption is actually a power -political stunner: from 2027 Meta will set the entire output of the “Clinton Clean Energy Centers” in the state of Illinois – no less than 1,121 Megawatt nuclear power. For comparison: this is sufficient to deliver more than 800,000 households of electricity.
The reason for this energy support: the insatiable data centers of the group. Because Zuckerberg places billions of dollars in artificial intelligence with meta – and it needs the clock around electricity! Real background: If the wind is not winding or the sun does not shine, it is said that the servers are quiet without this green electricity, and this cannot be an option with meta. Nuclear electricity, on the other hand, delivers 24/7 without fluctuation. Exactly what AI needs.
Of the nuclear problem for the nuclear prestige system
Irony of history: Unit 1 of the Clinton Power Plant was removed from the network in 2019. At that time, nuclear energy did not expect the cheaper natural gas. Nowadays the world looks different. Thanks to Meta, the system is even upgraded – another 30 megawatt. The deal is considered a sign of life for the American atomic industry and as a turbo for the operator of the nuclear power plant.
A double coup for Zuckerberg. On the one hand, he protects a reliable energy source for many decades. On the other hand, the company can organize itself as a climate carer because nuclear energy is placed as green. The “Power Purchase Agreement” is probably just the beginning. Zuckerberg has already announced that it will be in “final conversations” about other deals – a maximum of 4 gigawatts, including new nuclear projects – more than a third of the total electricity requirement in Austria.
Source: Krone
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