#vistra — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #vistra, aggregated by home.social.
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New Leaf Energy to seek state approval for Minto Road BESS facility | The Pajaronian https://www.byteseu.com/1994001/ #BatteryStorage #BESS #Energy #MintoRoad #vistra #Watsonville
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Meta, AI 슈퍼클러스터에 6.6GW 원전 확보, 500만 가구 규모 전력
Meta가 6.6GW 규모 원전 계약 발표. 500만 가구 전력 규모로 AI 슈퍼클러스터 Prometheus 가동. 빅테크의 원전 러시 배경과 의미를 분석합니다. -
Meta stawia na atom. Gigantyczna inwestycja w energię dla systemów AI
Spółka macierzysta Facebooka i Instagrama ogłosiła zawarcie serii umów, które mają zapewnić jej dostęp do nawet 6,6 GW energii jądrowej.
Meta nawiązała współpracę z firmami Vistra, TerraPower oraz Oklo, aby zasilić swoje energochłonne centra danych, stanowiące fundament dla rozwoju sztucznej inteligencji. Plan zakłada zarówno wsparcie istniejących elektrowni, jak i budowę nowoczesnych reaktorów nowej generacji.
Decyzja technologicznego giganta podyktowana jest rosnącym zapotrzebowaniem na stabilną energię elektryczną, niezbędną do trenowania i obsługi modeli AI. Jak wynika z komunikatu, ambicją firmy jest stworzenie „osobistej superinteligencji”, co wymaga infrastruktury o niespotykanej dotąd skali. W przeciwieństwie do źródeł odnawialnych zależnych od pogody, energetyka jądrowa zapewnia stałe dostawy prądu (tzw. base load), co jest kluczowe dla ciągłości pracy serwerowni.
Reanimacja starych bloków i zwiększenie mocy
W ramach umowy z firmą Vistra, Meta sfinansuje przedłużenie żywotności oraz modernizację trzech działających elektrowni jądrowych: Perry i Davis-Besse w Ohio oraz Beaver Valley w Pensylwanii.
Porozumienie przewiduje nie tylko zakup 2,1 GW energii, ale także inwestycje w tzw. uprating, czyli techniczne zwiększenie mocy reaktorów. Dzięki temu do początku lat 30. do sieci w regionie PJM (obsługującym wschodnie stany USA) trafi dodatkowe 433 MW mocy, zasilając między innymi superklaster obliczeniowy Prometheus.
Inwestycja w technologie przyszłości
Meta nie ogranicza się do konwencjonalnego atomu. Umowa z TerraPower zakłada budowę dwóch jednostek typu Natrium o łącznej mocy 690 MW, które mają zostać oddane do użytku już w 2032 roku. Firma zapewniła sobie również prawo do energii z sześciu kolejnych planowanych jednostek, co łącznie może dać 2,8 GW mocy do 2035 roku. Technologia Natrium łączy reaktory na prędkich neutronach z magazynami soli stopionej, co pozwala na elastyczne zarządzanie produkcją energii.
Równolegle rozwijana będzie współpraca z firmą Oklo, specjalizującą się w małych reaktorach (SMR). W hrabstwie Pike w stanie Ohio powstać ma kampus energetyczny, który może dostarczyć do 1,2 GW czystej energii. Pierwsze reaktory Aurora Powerhouse, oparte na technologii powielającej paliwo, mają rozpocząć pracę około 2030 roku. Jest to jeden z największych korporacyjnych zakupów energii jądrowej w historii USA, co potwierdza, że Big Tech staje się de facto jednym z głównych rozgrywających na rynku energetycznym.
#centraDanych #energiaJądrowa #Meta #news #Oklo #reaktorySMR #sztucznaInteligencja #TerraPower #Vistra
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Meta is going nuclear! Mark Zuckerberg just secured 6.6 Gigawatts of power enough for 5 million homes—to fuel the future of AI.
The race for AGI requires more than just chips—it requires massive, 24/7 carbon-free energy. Meta has officially entered the nuclear arena with landmark agreements with Vistra, TerraPower (backed by Bill Gates), and Oklo (backed by Sam Altman).
#nuclearenergy #vistra #terrapower #okla #sustainability #cleanenergy
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#Meta has signed deals with three #nuclear companies to provide over 6 gigawatts of power to its #datacentres. The deals include 2.1 gigawatts from #Vistra’s existing reactors, 1.2 gigawatts from #Oklo’s small modular reactors, and 690 megawatts from #TerraPower’s reactors, with options for more. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/09/meta-signs-deals-with-three-nuclear-companies-for-6-plus-gw-of-power/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Meta bets big on nuclear energy to feed its AI appetite
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/meta-nuclear-energy-ai-power/
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Meta Signs Massive 6.6 GW Nuclear Deal to Power 'Prometheus' AI Supercluster
#AI #NuclearEnergy #Meta #AIInfrastruture #BigTech #DataCenters #Vistra #Oklo #TerraPower #EnergyTransition
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#Vistra will not build a #battery plant in #Morro Bay CA | San Luis Obispo Tribune https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/environment/article313011071.html #CAEnergy #Storage #BatteryFire
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"The Vistra fire in Moss Landing caught everyone by surprise. What we can learn from it?” —David Schmalz, #MontereyCountyWeekly cover story
"On Feb. 13, 2022, a similar incident occurred at Vistra’s Moss 100 facility, and this time, both #Vistra facilities were taken offline.
"Meanwhile, PG&E’s 182.5-megawatt Elkhorn facility came online in April 2022. Unlike both Vistra facilities, the Elkhorn’s batteries were not in buildings – they were in an array of 256 Tesla Megapacks on 33 concrete slabs.
In the early morning of Sept. 20 of that year, just over five months later, a fire broke out in one of #Tesla Megapacks at the facility, prompting the closure of Highway 1 and a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Though the fire only burned for six hours, the orders remained in effect until just before 7pm due to the risk of toxic smoke inhalation.”
#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #MontereyCountyNow #PGE #PacificGasAndElectric
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We encourage a thorough read of newsletter released this eve by District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire. https://us21.campaign-archive.com/?u=b91306d327dee38ad97c7fa73&id=937ea505d1
"When I took office two years ago, I accepted several tours of the #Vistra facility, including a tour inside the building that burned. The facility and its safety systems appeared impressive. I was personally given the guarantee that a fire similar to the one that occurred in 2022 at the neighboring PG&E / #Tesla operation could not happen at Vistra. We know that is not true. This disaster is worse.
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"There has been some great #news reporting on this story, but there have also been some errors. There is a great deal of #misinformation being spread. That is because there are a lot of unknowns. I would urge everyone to doublecheck every source."#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #Vistra #PGE #LocalGovernment #LocalControl
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North Texans want more say as nuclear plant seeks to continue operating through 2053
By Haley Samsel
December 11, 2023"Crossing the dark parking lot outside the Somervell County Expo Center, Susybelle Gosslee barely could see the ground in front of her. The experience left her feeling 'vulnerable' — and concerned about why the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [#NRC] didn’t turn on outdoor lights for its Dec. 7 public meeting about the #ComanchePeak #nuclear power plant in #GlenRoseTexas.
"That wasn’t her only critique. Earlier in the day, Gosslee and other #environmental advocates struggled to log on to a virtual meeting hosted by the commission. Officials apologized for the challenges and vowed to host another online session the week of Dec. 18.
"'That is not transparency, and it’s not good government,' Gosslee, the Dallas-based chair of #HazardousWaste issues for the League of Women Voters of Texas, said. 'I’m concerned because of the lack of access to meetings, and you can see that it wasn’t well-publicized because there is nobody here. That’s an indicator that the job did not get done.'
"Gosslee’s criticism comes as #Vistra, the owner of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant in Glen Rose, seeks to keep its reactors online through at least 2053. The plant began operation in 1990.
"The company’s current licenses for two nuclear units, which have the capacity to power 1.2 million homes under normal electricity conditions, expire in 2030 and 2033. Vistra announced its license renewal application in October 2022, citing a desire to bring more 'carbon-free electricity' to the electric grid.
"'Renewing the licenses of this plant is critical for grid reliability and our environment and is a benefit to the economy, the local community and our company,' Jim Burke, president and CEO of Vistra, said at the time.
As part of the license renewal process, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has already heard from dozens of residents living in the plant’s 50-mile radius, including parts of Tarrant, Hood and Somervell counties.
"Many are supportive of Comanche Peak’s continued operation, citing its economic contributions as Somervell County’s largest taxpayer and an employer of more than 600 full-time staff. At a January public meeting, Glen Rose ISD Superintendent Trig Overbo and Somervell County Judge Danny Chambers were among the plant’s most vocal supporters. Others, including Gosslee, expressed concerns over how the aging plant would handle higher risk of #drought, #wildfires and #earthquake activity.
"Since then, Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff have evaluated the environmental impact of running the plant for 20 years after the current licenses expire in 2030 and 2033. The agency issued its draft environmental impact statement in early November, outlining considerations like air quality, land use, water resources, human health and waste management.
"Commission staff determined that Comanche Peak’s continued operation would have only small impacts on the surrounding environment, said Tam Tran, who led the environmental review. The agency defines small impacts as being either undetectable or so minor that they will neither destabilize nor noticeably alter natural resources. [Apparently, these people either believe in #hormesis or don't believe in #bioaccumulation!]
"The review also found that the plant’s operations may affect, but are not likely to negatively impact, protected species such as the #GoldenCheekedWarbler, #TricoloredBat and #MonarchButterfly. Fish habitats are not expected to be affected, Tran said."