Meta Platforms Inc.’s flashy deal this week for nuclear power was just the latest sign of the technology industry’s need for more energy — and fast. And while the top US reactor companies are eager to sign more contracts,

The Instagram and Facebook parent has a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy to buy electricity from its operation in downstate Clinton.

Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook's parent company.The investment with Meta will also expand the output of a Constellation Energy Illinois nuclear plant.