U.S. energy regulators granted a waiver to speed up the connection of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, which is being restarted to serve Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab data centers in the region, a filing showed this week.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday evening filed a waiver allowing power plant owner Constellation Energy (CEG.O), opens new tab to transfer certain grid rights from its Eddystone natural gas-fired power plant outside of Philadelphia to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
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Constellation is resurrecting Three Mile Island, under the new name Crane Clean Energy Center, with a goal of restarting it next year.
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Initial feedback from the regional grid operator said the plant could not begin supplying power to the grid until 2031.
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By granting the waiver, FERC puts Constellation back on track for its 2027 restart goal, the company said.
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“This decision marks an important milestone in enabling Crane to deliver reliable, emissions-free energy to the PJM region as quickly as possible,” Constellation said in a statement.
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The decision will not affect U.S. Department of Energy emergency orders to keep Eddystone running past its initial planned retirement date, Constellation said.
Reporting by Laila Kearney in New York; Editing by Will Dunham
Source: Reuters