Meta’s Nuclear Power Play Sends Energy Stocks Soaring
Roses are red, violets are blue, Big Tech needs energy, and atoms will do. Meta is the latest to take the hint, inking multi-decade nuclear deals to fuel its AI ambitions. According to an executive, the agreements make the social media titan “one of the most significant corporate purchasers of nuclear energy in American history,” though rivals are racing to catch up.
- Meta has locked in power from three Vistra plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania — securing 6.6 GW by 2035, enough to power millions of homes.
- surged 10.5% on the news — while Oklo jumped up to 20% amid a separate partnership to develop experimental small modular reactors (SMRs).
Radon & Joule(iet): Meta’s hardly alone in the nuclear sprint. Google’s reviving a shuttered Iowa reactor for 0.615 GW by 2029, while Amazon’s Cascade facility in Washington targets over 5 GW by 2039. Nuclear’s appeal is simple, with constant carbon-free power that solar, wind, and fossil fuels can’t match. Still, with sluggish plant construction timelines, the sector’s growth depends on SMRs that promise cheaper (and faster) construction — but none are yet commercially operating. Call it the ultimate energy moonshot.
