Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to return as Microsoft signs 20-year, 835MW AI data center PPA
The Unit 1 reactor was not impacted by the infamous Three Mile Island accident, when Unit 2 suffered a partial nuclear meltdown in the worst nuclear power accident in US history back in 1979. That site is still being decommissioned by owner Energy Solutions.
Constellation plans 2028 restart of Three Mile Island unit 1, spurred by Microsoft PPA
The tech giant will purchase energy from the 835-MW plant over 20 years to match power consumed by its data centers in the PJM Interconnection.
A power company is planning to restart Three Mile Island's remaining nuclear reactor
A power company is planning to restart a dormant nuclear reactor at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear generating station to help meet the power demands of high-tech data centers.
Re-opened Three Mile Island will power AI data centers under new deal
Industry-wide, data centers demanded upward of 350 TWh of power in 2024, according to a Bloomberg analysis, up substantially from about 100 TWh in 2012. An IEA report expects those data center power needs to continue to rise in the near future, hitting the 620 to 1,050 TWh range by 2026.
Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers
Constellation Energy Generation LLC, the largest renewable energy producer in the U.S., announced the initiative today. The company will supply power from Three Mile Island to Microsoft under a newly signed 20-year contract. Before reopening the plant, Constellation will carry out wide-ranging renovations and secure fresh regulatory approvals.
Microsoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant, home of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, would restart under a deal in which Microsoft purchases all its power.
Microsoft announces plan to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to support AI
The shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is set to reopen and sell power exclusively to Microsoft, the tech giant announced Friday.
Microsoft deal propels Three Mile Island restart, with key permits still needed
Constellation Energy and Microsoft have signed a power deal to help resurrect a unit of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania in what would be the first-ever restart of its kind, the companies said on Friday.
The AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft's data centers
The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data
Utilities Shares Jump on Three Mile Island Restart Plan -- Utilities Roundup
Shares of power producers and utilities surged after a deal between Constellation Energy and Microsoft to restart Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island, the site of the country's worst nuclear power accident,
Three Mile Island, site of 1979 nuclear reactor accident, reopening to power AI
Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania nuclear plant that was the site of a 1979 reactor accident, is reopening to generate power for artificial intelligence.
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Constellation Energy CEO emphasizes the reliability of nuclear power
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