To accelerate the construction of new power plants that will supply energy to its data centers, Meta is planning to enter the electricity trading market.

According to Bloomberg, both Meta and Microsoft are seeking federal approval to engage in power trading—Apple has already secured such authorization. Meta stated this move would allow it to make long-term commitments to purchase electricity from newly built power plants while mitigating risk by reselling a portion of that power in wholesale electricity markets.

Ulvi Parekh, Meta’s global head of infrastructure, told Bloomberg that power plant developers “want visibility into the willingness of electricity consumers to participate.”

“If Meta doesn’t take a more proactive stance in expanding system-wide power demand, this process won’t move forward as quickly as we’d like,” Parekh added.

For context, unprecedented energy demand is fueling tech giants’ ambitious plans for AI-focused data centers. Bloomberg notes that at least three new natural gas-fired power plants will be required to supply electricity to Meta’s Louisiana data center campus.