Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant to Reopen to Supply Energy for Microsoft Data Centers

‘This plant was among the safest and most reliable nuclear plants on the grid,’ the CEO of Constellation Energy said.

The cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa., on May 22, 2017. Matt Rourke, File /AP Photo

Microsoft has entered a 20-year power purchase agreement to reopen Pennsylvania’s closed Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear power plant.

Constellation Energy, the owner of the plant, announced the agreement on Friday, stating that it will restore the TMI Unit 1, adding approximately 835 megawatts to the electrical grid while creating 3,400 direct and indirect jobs and generating more than $3 billion in state and federal taxes.