Five months after announcing a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft to restart Three Mile Island Unit 1 and launch the Crane Clean Energy Center (CECC), Constellation provided updates on hiring, site readiness, inspections, new equipment purchases and upgrades, and licensing for the project.
Three Mile Island was shut down in 2019. Owner Exelon decided to end operations after a financial rescue package did not come from Pennsylvania legislators.
Under the agreement reached last fall, Microsoft will purchase energy from the re-opened plant as part of its goal to help match the power its data centers in PJM use with carbon-free energy.
The new CCEC is expected to be online in 2028. Constellation said the project is ahead of schedule on several key workstreams.
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