TMI owners want 66% more river water. Locals say big tech is profiting while they pay the price

TMI owners want 66% more river water. Locals say big tech is profiting while they pay the price

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission on Thursday held a public hearing to discuss an application to allow the Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly known as the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, to pull more than 70 million gallons of water from the Susquehanna River each day.

Three Mile Island Seeking 73M Gallons of Water Daily for Data Center Use

Harrisburg, PA — Tonight, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing regarding Constellation Energy’s request to extract up to 73.2 million gallons of water daily from the Susquehanna River. The water requested would be used for the Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly known as Three Mile Island — the site of the worst commercial nuclear incident in United States history — which is being repowered to feed new proposed Micro…

PJM market monitor opposes waivers for Constellation’s Three Mile Island nuclear restart

Constellation needs the waivers from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to fully deliver power as soon as the unit restarts, possibly next year. It has a 20-year deal to sell all the energy, capacity and clean energy attributes to Microsoft for data centers.