Meta to Become Major Nuclear Energy Buyer with New Vistra and SMR Deals
Big Tech’s pivot to baseload power accelerates as the social media giant secures 20-year agreements with Vistra, Oklo, and TerraPower to fuel the AI revolution.

Mark Zuckerberg is officially going fission. While the world has been fixated on the digital architecture of the metaverse and the generative capabilities of Llama models, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been quietly orchestrating a massive physical infrastructure pivot to keep the lights on. On Friday, the tech giant revealed it has secured agreements to procure up to 6.6 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2035, a staggering figure that cements its status as one of the largest corporate buyers of nuclear energy in American history.
This isn’t just about keeping servers humming; it is a direct response to the voracious energy appetite of artificial intelligence. As data centers drive U.S. power demand upward for the first time in two decades, Meta is looking past wind and solar to the steady, carbon-free baseload of the atom. The company’s strategy is a two-pronged approach that marries the reliability of existing infrastructure with the futuristic promise of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
The bedrock of this new energy portfolio lies in the American heartland. Meta has inked 20-year agreements with Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) to purchase electricity from three legacy plants: Perry and Davis-Besse in Ohio, and Beaver Valley in Pennsylvania. This deal does more than just secure electrons; it provides the financial certainty Vistra needs to extend the operational lives of these facilities. With licenses running through at least 2036, and Beaver Valley partially cleared until 2047, these plants will serve as the reliable workhorses for Meta’s immediate compute needs.

