{"id":421786,"date":"2026-01-17T17:04:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=421786"},"modified":"2026-01-17T17:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:05:07","slug":"meta-does-it-right-with-nuclear-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=421786","title":{"rendered":"Meta Does It Right with Nuclear Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"359\" data-attachment-id=\"421791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=421791\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPMSpOxDu1n8KpU1wxDg6u_iEGtn6x2YK9aK-xjQ_v75Qdhd-vY08bo8jPP6BOjodXOW-VGRTeumcCrTx4pXV7Q8wmFjoAmv4Mz23EHpy1_4tbuYYQaSwc5jMHc2XsN-1.jpeg?fit=1510%2C749&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1510,749\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPMSpOxDu1n8KpU1wxDg6u_iEGtn6x2YK9aK-xjQ_v75Qdhd-vY08bo8jPP6BOjodXOW-VGRTeumcCrTx4pXV7Q8wmFjoAmv4Mz23EHpy1_4tbuYYQaSwc5jMHc2XsN-1.jpeg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meta is making some of the boldest and most comprehensive moves in the tech industry to secure nuclear power for its massive AI data centers- and many analysts and commentators see it as doing things right.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Just this month (January 2026), Meta announced landmark 20-year agreements with three major players in the nuclear space: Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_____________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2026\/01\/15\/meta-does-it-right-with-nuclear-power\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"359\" data-attachment-id=\"421788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=421788\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?fit=1510%2C749&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1510,749\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?fit=723%2C359&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?resize=723%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Logo of Meta, featuring a blue infinity symbol and the word 'Meta' in black text.\" class=\"wp-image-421788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?resize=1024%2C508&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?resize=768%2C381&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?resize=640%2C317&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?resize=1200%2C595&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?w=1510&amp;ssl=1 1510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-316.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/authors\/daniel_turner\/\">Daniel Turner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meta did something right, and it deserves recognition and replication.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, the American-owned technology company&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/09\/meta-signs-nuclear-energy-deals-to-power-prometheus-ai-supercluster.html\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;a private partnership with three nuclear firms, Vistra, Terra Power, and Oklo, to expand electricity production supporting their own data center needs and generating surplus power to benefit the regional grid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This should happen anywhere data centers are in the discussion. It is what every politician courting the tech communities to build data centers in their city or state must expect going forward, because right now data centers face massive opposition, and no amount of spin will fix it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main concern about data centers is their incredible electricity need. Of course, we all like and use technology, and your average American even fundamentally embraces the patriotic need to \u201cbeat China\u201d in the AI race. None of that denies the \u201caffordability\u201d issue, and the frustration of ratepayer who have yet to see a tangible benefit ubiquitous data centers bring to his personal life. To highlight this, let me use the example of a rural Virginia farmer: me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, Virginia enjoyed bipartisan enthusiasm for data centers. A third of the nation\u2019s data centers are in the Commonwealth, and every politician relishes ribbon cutting photos and self-congratulatory press releases promoting \u201cinvestment\u201d and \u201cjobs\u201d and \u201ctax revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do I see? I see my farm\u2019s electric bill 40% higher than it was in 2020 with a projected 14% increase this year. For all of the historic revenue, my tax burden remains the same (or higher). From my perspective, data centers are a burden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a general good, and I am happy for all the construction jobs, electricians, cement and steel workers. There is new money for \u201ceducation.\u201d I can find dozens of statements celebrating essential programs for \u201cmental health\u201d and \u201cnutrition\u201d and whatever else sounds caring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of this benefits me. In fact, it costs me several hundred dollars more per year. I would at least like a thank you. Maybe a fruit basket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meta did something right, and it deserves recognition and replication. It did not just announce a plan to build expecting ratepayers would finance it through higher monthly bills. It brought its own money and government coordination to tell the locals things could actually\u2026 get better. Imagine that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our elected leaders should be building nuclear power plants (and coal power plants and natural gas power plants) because we are in desperate need of increased baseline power, something Energy Secretary Chris Wright deeply understands and regularly addresses. During recent remarks to Meta, the Secretary mentioned that decades ago, before Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg was even born,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/secretarywright\/status\/2010155009820725352?s=42\">he was studying<\/a>&nbsp;nuclear power in college, and here he is, decades later, helping usher it into reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meta has the money. Vistra, Terra Power, and Oklo have the know-how, and Chris Wright has the humility to let it happen. Government as a willing facilitator to online new energy technologies for the benefit of us all. Imagine that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I named my organization Power The Future deliberately. What will power the future?&nbsp; \u201cGod only knows\u2026\u201d to quote The Beach Boys, but one thing which I do know, of which I am certain, the geniuses who will power the future with new technologies and new energy sources are, right now, in need of reliable, affordable, abundant energy, American energy, and if we punish ourselves now by punishing energy, we are not hastening that better tomorrow. We are conscripting ourselves to the status quo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI is likely going to figure out how to power the future, but AI will not happen unless more power comes online fast. Meta did it the right way, and every tech company with data center desires should take note. We may just be simple farmers, but we vote and we fight. You can win us over if you treat us right, and Meta is the first to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Daniel Turner is the founder and executive director of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerthefuture.com\/\">Power The Future<\/a>, a national nonprofit organization that advocates for American energy jobs. Contact him at daniel@powerthefuture.com and follow him on&nbsp;<\/em><em>Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanielTurnerPTF?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">@DanielTurnerPTF<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This article was originally published by RealClearEnergy and made available via RealClearWire.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta is making some of the boldest and most comprehensive moves in the tech industry to secure nuclear power for its massive AI data centers- and many analysts and commentators see it as doing things right.<\/p>\n<p>Just this month (January 2026), Meta announced landmark 20-year agreements with three major players in the nuclear space: Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":421791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"Discover how Meta is transforming the tech landscape with landmark nuclear energy deals to power AI data centers sustainably and efficiently.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"Meta's Bold Nuclear Power Moves for AI Data Centers","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY2xpbWF0ZS1zY2llbmNlLnByZXNzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvMEFRUE1TcE94RHUxbjhLcFUxd3hEZzZ1X2lFR3RuNngyWUs5YUsteGpRX3Y3NVFkaGQtdlkwOGJvOGpQUDZCT2pvZFhPVy1WR1JUZXVtY0NyVHg0cFhWN1E4d21Gam9BbXY0TXoyM0VIcHkxXzR0YnVZWVFhU3djNWpNSGMyWHNOLTEtMTAyNHg1MDguanBlZyIsInR4dCI6Ik1ldGEgRG9lcyBJdCBSaWdodCB3aXRoIE51Y2xlYXIgUG93ZXIiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImhpZ2h3YXkiLCJmb250IjoiIiwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MTU1ODEyNDQ5fQ.puXBXohskUhL1DUdvRt4bQhJducsZUC4YuDQbmtA0NcMQ"},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691838006,691832444,691818206],"class_list":["post-421786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ai-race","tag-data-centers","tag-nuclear-power","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPMSpOxDu1n8KpU1wxDg6u_iEGtn6x2YK9aK-xjQ_v75Qdhd-vY08bo8jPP6BOjodXOW-VGRTeumcCrTx4pXV7Q8wmFjoAmv4Mz23EHpy1_4tbuYYQaSwc5jMHc2XsN-1.jpeg?fit=1510%2C749&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1LJ0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":425242,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425242","url_meta":{"origin":421786,"position":0},"title":"Meta\u2019s Nuclear Bet Is an Endorsement of Trump\u2019s Energy Vision","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"02\/08\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Donald Trump\u2019s call for \u201cAmerican energy dominance\u201d once drew eyerolling from Silicon Valley. 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