Three Mile Island Plans to Reopen as Demand for Nuclear Power Grows
The infamous plant, closed since 2019, is getting a new lease on life after Microsoft agreed to buy its electricity to supply a growing fleet of data centers.
U.S. nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft
Three Mile Island, the site of America's worst nuclear accident, will restart operations to provide power to Microsoft, U.S. electricity company Constellation Energy announced Friday. Microsoft will use the capability to deliver its expanding AI and cloud services, which are putting pressure on local electricity providers as tech giants build…
Microsoft wants to reactivate the Three Mile Island nuclear plant
Microsoft is seeking to reactivate the Three Mile Island nuclear plant to obtain energy for the next 20 years.
US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft
Three Mile Island, the site of America's worst nuclear accident, will restart operations to provide power to Microsoft, Constellation Energy announced Friday. Constellation Energy expects the Three Mile Island reactor to go back online in 2028.
US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen, sell power to Microsoft
US nuclear plant Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear accident in American history, is to restart operations in a deal to sell power to Microsoft, Constellation Energy said Friday.
Infamous US nuclear site Three Mile Island to reopen in deal with Microsoft
The plant on an island in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania was the site of the nation’s worst commercial nuclear power accident in 1979.
Three Mile Island nuclear plant set for restart on Microsoft AI power deal
:Constellation Energy and Microsoft have signed a data-center power deal that will enable the restart of one of the units at the U.S. utility's Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, the companies said on Friday. This would be the first ever restart of a nuclear power plant in the U.S. after shuttin
Microsoft AI needs so much power it’s tapping Three Mile Island
Constellation Energy Corp., the biggest US operator of reactors, expects Three Mile Island to go back into service in 2028.
Three Mile Island nuclear plant could restart on Microsoft AI power deal
:Constellation Energy and Microsoft have signed a data center 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. Big tech has led to a sudden surge in U.S. electricity demand for data-centers n
US nuclear regulator has not gotten application for Three Mile Island restart
WASHINGTON : The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Friday it has not yet gotten an application from Constellation Energy on restarting the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor. Constellation and Microsoft have signed a data center deal to help resurrect a reactor by 2028 at Three Mile Island i
A new life is proposed for Three Mile Island supplying power to Microsoft data centers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that 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 centers with carbon-free energy.
Constellation inks power supply deal with Microsoft, plans to restart nuclear plant
:Constellation Energy has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that will pave the way for restarting one of its units at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, the utility firm said on Friday.Under the deal, Microsoft will purchase energy from the renewed plant to power its data center
Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant, sell the power to Microsoft for AI
Constellation described the agreement with Microsoft as the largest power purchase agreement that the nuclear plant operator has ever signed.
Constellation to restart a Three Mile Island nuclear power reactor in energy deal with Microsoft
Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Constellation said Friday the company has a 20-year deal with Microsoft to restore the Three Mile Island's Unit 1 nuclear power reactor in Pennsylvania, the site of an infamous nuclear power meltdown.
Microsoft Plans to Revive Infamous Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Feed Insatiable AI Power Requirements
Microsoft has partnered with Constellation Energy to revive the dormant Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, aiming to feed its power-hungry AI data centers with energy from the site of America's most infamous nuclear accident.
Microsoft risks public backlash by backing controversial Three Mile Island nuclear reactor reboot
Constellation has entered into a bold 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft to relaunch the infamous Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear reactor under a new name -- the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC). The announcement comes just five years after the plant was shut down, with concerns about the economic viability and safety of nuclear power hanging over the decision. Microsoft’s involvement, part of its effort to decarbonize the grid, raises questions about whether nuclear energy is truly the solution.
They're planning to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to power Microsoft's cloud and AI data centers
The power plant last operated in 2019, and was the site of the most significant commercial nuclear power accident in US history.
Microsoft (MSFT) is going to run AI data centers on power from Unit 1 reactor at Three Mile Island
Constellation Energy has inked a deal with Microsoft for its Pennsylvania power plant.
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