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  "description": "Tech companies investing in nuclear energy.",
  "path": "/meta-signs-20-year-deal-with-constellation-energy/",
  "publishedAt": "2025-06-05T14:02:40.000Z",
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    "_1,121 megawatts of emissions-free nuclear energy from Constellation Energy’s Clinton Clean Energy Center_",
    "_one gigawatt can power approximately 1 million homes._",
    "_hoping that the preservation_",
    "_Microsoft announced plans to revive a Pennsylvania nuclear plant_",
    "_Google partnered with Elementl Power_"
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, June 5, 2025 – Facebook parent Meta has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy in Illinois to support its growing need for nuclear energy. Beginning in June 2027, the partnership will provide Meta with _1,121 megawatts of emissions-free nuclear energy from Constellation Energy’s Clinton Clean Energy Center_ – a significant increase, as _one gigawatt can power approximately 1 million homes._\n\nThe Clinton Energy Center, located in Clinton, Illinois, was originally set to close in 2017 due to financial hardship but survived on account of the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act passed in 2016. This act implemented a Zero Emission Credit program, which promised to financially support the plant until mid-2027. However, the deal with Meta is expected to revitalize the energy center, securing a more stable future.\n\nMeta has decided to preserve an already existing energy plant, rather than add more plants, _hoping that the preservation_ will “avoid the disruption that has occurred when other nuclear units have retired prematurely.”\n\nThe deal is projected to have a significant impact on the surrounding region’s economy, increasing Clinton’s clean energy output by 30 megawatts through a process known as plant uprates, that increases the licensed power output of a plant.\n\nConstellation Energy stated the deal could also save 1,100 local jobs, increase the region’s annual tax revenue up to $13.5 million, and boost local nonprofits’ donations to $1 million throughout the next five years.\n\nMeta joins other tech companies in this move towards nuclear energy as a way to support the growing energy demands caused by the rise of AI. In March, _Microsoft announced plans to revive a Pennsylvania nuclear plant_, while _Google partnered with Elementl Power_ in May.",
  "title": "Meta Signs 20-Year Deal With Constellation Energy",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T03:28:32.727Z"
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