Meta Platforms is turning to nuclear power for the massive amounts of electricity it needs to fuel its artificial-intelligence ambitions.The tech giant will buy the power generation of a nuclear plant in Illinois for 20 years under a deal with Constellation Energy.

Constellation Energy Corp. agreed to sell power from an Illinois nuclear plant to Meta Platforms Inc. as artificial intelligence sends power demand soaring.

Constellation Energy shares are surging in early trading Tuesday after the company said it had struck a 20-year deal to sell nuclear power to Meta Platforms, in the latest tech firm-to-nuclear collaboration aimed at powering data centers.