Microsoft’s nuclear power deal propels Three Mile Island restart

Microsoft, Constellation Energy have signed a power deal to help resurrect a unit of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Facing pressure to reduce carbon emissions and achieve net-zero targets, the tech industry is ramping up its procurement of low-carbon nuclear energy, even considering plants that have previously experienced nuclear incidents.

Constellation Energy, the largest nuclear power operator in the U.S., recently announced a  20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft to prepare for the restart of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant. However, the plan has not yet received approval from federal, state, and local governments, adding uncertainty to the restart initiative.