AI training is consuming so much power — more than the current electricity grid can provide — that Meta is now actively looking for proposals from nuclear developers to build nuclear power plants for its AI dreams.

The convergence of AI and nuclear energy brings unique risks, especially when AI moves from a passive tool to an autonomous participant.

As of the close of trading on Nov. 29, shares of Constellation Energy had returned 119% in 2024, making it one of the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500. Of note, Constellation's nuclear energy peer, Vistra, was up 315% year to date, making it the top-performing stock in the S&P 500.

Meta announces it is searching for nuclear energy developers to work with to power its AI and sustainability visions.

This spring kicked off the best stretch for America’s nuclear industry in decades. It started in April, when, for the first time since 1990, the United States added nuclear capacity for the second year in a row.

There's no AI revolution without an energy revolution, according to leaders in the AI industry.

TL;DR: Meta is exploring nuclear energy for AI training, aiming to add 1-4 GW of nuclear capacity in the U.S. by the early 2030s. They seek developers to accelerate nuclear technology deployment, reduce costs, and support decarbonization. This initiative ...

The area will be the recipient of 300 to 500 full time jobs with an average salary of $82,000 and hundreds of temporary construction jobs.

Meta believes it will need one to four gigawatts of nuclear power, in additional to the energy it already consumes, to fuel its AI ambitions. As such, it will put out a request for proposals (RFP) to find developers capable of supplying that level of electricity in the United States by early 2030.

Meta plans to invest $10B in building a massive AI data center in Louisiana, aiming to power it with clean energy and potentially nuclear energy.

Meta Platforms Inc announced plans to seek nuclear energy proposals to power AI innovation and sustainability goals.