Meta will revive an old nuclear power plant

The Nuclear Power Station has been on the verge of closing since 2017, a new rental contract for life after Mita agreed to support its operations over the next twenty years.

Dead And the energy company constellation The deal announced today, which helps the factory to expand its operations while Meta uses it to try to reduce carbon fingerprint. It is the latest in a flood of modern partnerships between large technology and nuclear power industry, and part of a larger business strategy in business to bring more online nuclear reactors that can operate artificial intelligence data centers.

The factory, which is called Clinton Clean Energy Center, is located in Illinois, and was initially scheduled to be closed in 2017 “after years of financial losses,” according to Constellation. A Tax credit The country that established energy free of carbon pollution allowed the factory to continue running, but until only 2027. Meta interferes to provide some financial security after that date, although he refused to reveal the amount it spends on the deal.

There seems to be enough money to help the factory implement updates that will increase energy production by 30 megawatts, with a total capacity of 1121 megawatts. For comparison, the first marine wind farm in the United States – albeit a A small process with only 5 turbines Rod coast of Rod Island – has a capacity of 30 megawatts and can generate enough electricity to 17,000 homes.

Also supposed to save Clinton Power Plant Open 1100 local jobs and generate enough electricity to 800,000 homes. It was first Licensed In 1987, the constellation Applied Last year to renew his license until 2047.

This is the first energy purchase agreement in META nuclear energy, and deals companies often strike renewable energy projects to try to cancel the effect of greenhouse gas emissions on the climate. The factory generates electricity and The so -called “Clean energy features“This is an example Testimonies The environmental benefits of carbon -free power generation are. The additional income stream is supposed to stimulate these certificates to build more clean energy, which reduces the emissions of the energy network in the long term-though The benefits of the real world are often exaggerated.

Meta purchases an unannounced amount of these features to suit part of its electrical use. The company has goal To reach clear carbon emissions by 2030. But the latest sustainability report shows that the company The carbon fingerprint has already grown Since 2019 as it is It focuses more on artificial intelligence.

Meta also follows Amazon and Google In support of developing the technology of the next generation. I put a Request proposals For nuclear projects that will add between 1000 to 4000 megawatts of new generation energy in the United States by the early thirties. Dead says that an effort Continuing, and that he is in “final discussions” with a brief list of projects after receiving more than 50 proposals. Constellation says it is also studying the development of an advanced nuclear reactor on Clinton.