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NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) – 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) 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) to transfer certain grid rights from its Eddystone natural gas-fired power plant outside of Philadelphia to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
- Constellation is resurrecting Three Mile Island, under the new name Crane Clean Energy Center, with a goal of restarting it next year.
- Initial feedback from the regional grid operator said the plant could not begin supplying power to the grid until 2031.
- By granting the waiver, FERC puts Constellation back on track for its 2027 restart goal, the company said.
- “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.
- 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
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