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00:02The Trump administration will provide Constellation Energy a $1 billion federal loan to restart
00:08the undamaged Three Mile Island reactor in Pennsylvania, according to the Wall Street
00:12Journal. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the restart will help reduce electricity prices
00:17and reshore U.S. manufacturing. Constellation plans to bring the plant online in 2027 and
00:23sell the power to Microsoft under a 20-year agreement to meet growing AI-related energy
00:28needs. The administration aims to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity by 2050 through reviving
00:34existing reactors and building new large-scale units. Wright said the restart will add about
00:39800 megawatts to the grid, and Constellation expects to spend roughly $1.6 billion to bring
00:46the plant back online in 2027. Constellation renamed the site the Crane Clean Energy Center
00:51and said Trump's policies allowed it to accelerate the restart while maintaining safety and improving
00:56grid reliability. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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