The inactive Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania could soon come back online, thanks to a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between Microsoft and Constellation Energy, which owns the shuttered facility.
Constellation Energy Reopens 'Three Mile Island' nuclear power plant in agreement with Microsoft
TMI Unit 1, which was retired for financial reasons in 2019, is slated for a potential revival as the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC), according to Constellation's announcement of a new PPA with the IT giant.
While the terms of the deal remain unknown, reopening the facility will require approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, though that may not be a hard sell.
Always-on, carbon-free nuclear energy plays an important role in the fight against climate change and in meeting the country's growing energy needs
