<ul><li>Meta has agreed to support the operations of an aging nuclear power plant, the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, for the next 20 years.</li><li>The partnership between Meta and Constellation will help the plant expand its operations and increase its energy output by 30 megawatts, making a total capacity of 1,121MW.</li><li>Meta's move to revive the nuclear power plant is part of its strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and power AI data centers, amidst a trend of partnerships between Big Tech and the nuclear energy industry.</li><li>Meta is purchasing clean energy attributes from the plant to match a portion of its electricity use, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, while facing pushback over energy demands from AI and plans for new data centers.</li></ul>

Meta’s going to revive an old nuclear power plant

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