Constellation Energy Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/constellation-energy/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:15:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Constellation Energy Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/constellation-energy/ 32 32 Winter Reliability Concerns Spur Fresh DOE Intervention for PJM, MISO https://www.powermag.com/winter-reliability-concerns-spur-fresh-doe-intervention-for-pjm-miso/ https://www.powermag.com/winter-reliability-concerns-spur-fresh-doe-intervention-for-pjm-miso/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:11:53 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245668 The Department of Energy (DOE) extended its run of federal grid interventions into winter over the past week, issuing a Section 202(c) emergency order on Nov. 18 for Consumers Energy’s 1,420-MW J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan and another on Nov. 25 for Constellation’s 760-MW Eddystone Units 3 and 4 in southeastern Pennsylvania in a […]

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Eddystone Generating Station, located just south of Philadelphia on the Delaware River, is a six-unit, 820-MW facility owned and operated by Constellation Energy. Units 3 and 4—commissioned between 1967 and 1970—are dual-fuel steam turbine units capable of burning natural gas or oil, providing critical flexibility during fuel supply or pricing disruptions. Courtesy: Constellation Energy

]]> https://www.powermag.com/winter-reliability-concerns-spur-fresh-doe-intervention-for-pjm-miso/feed/ 0 Constellation Outlines Nuclear Expansion Plans at Clinton Site as Meta Partnership Strengthens https://www.powermag.com/constellation-outlines-nuclear-expansion-plans-at-clinton-site-as-meta-partnership-strengthens/ https://www.powermag.com/constellation-outlines-nuclear-expansion-plans-at-clinton-site-as-meta-partnership-strengthens/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:15:55 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=240443 Constellation Energy is evaluating specific regulatory pathways to enable potential deployment of advanced nuclear reactors at its Clinton Clean Energy Center. The measure could mark the first concrete steps toward next-generation nuclear development at the Illinois site now that the competitive generator has finalized a landmark 20-year agreement with Meta. Constellation disclosed on Tuesday that […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/constellation-outlines-nuclear-expansion-plans-at-clinton-site-as-meta-partnership-strengthens/feed/ 0 DOE Approves Fifth Loan Disbursement to Holtec for Historic Restart of Palisades Nuclear Plant https://www.powermag.com/doe-approves-fifth-loan-disbursement-to-holtec-for-historic-restart-of-palisades-nuclear-plant/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-approves-fifth-loan-disbursement-to-holtec-for-historic-restart-of-palisades-nuclear-plant/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:35:34 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239104 The U.S. Department of Energy released an $83.2 million loan disbursement to Holtec International on Thursday, bringing total federal funding to $335.1 million as the company moves toward completing America’s first commercial nuclear reactor restart. The fifth installment under DOE’s $1.52 billion loan guarantee follows key Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)  approvals that authorized Holtec to […]

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In September 2024, the Department of Energy finalized a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to Holtec Palisades LLC to support the restoration and recommissioning of the 800-MW Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township, Michigan. Originally shut down in May 2022, the plant is set to return to service and operate until at least 2051, pending U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approvals. It could mark the first-ever recommissioning of a retired nuclear power plant in U.S. history. Source: DOE

]]> https://www.powermag.com/doe-approves-fifth-loan-disbursement-to-holtec-for-historic-restart-of-palisades-nuclear-plant/feed/ 0 Trump Administration Issues Third Emergency Order to Prevent PJM Power Shortfall https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-issues-third-emergency-order-to-prevent-pjm-power-shortfall/ https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-issues-third-emergency-order-to-prevent-pjm-power-shortfall/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:29:54 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=234769 The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its third Section 202(c) emergency order in the past two weeks, this time to bolster reliability in PJM Interconnection by compelling Constellation Energy to keep Units 3 and 4 of its dual-fuel Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania open beyond their scheduled retirement date of May 31, 2025. The […]

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Eddystone Generating Station, located just south of Philadelphia on the Delaware River, is a six-unit, 820-MW facility owned and operated by Constellation Energy. Units 3 and 4—commissioned between 1967 and 1970—are dual-fuel steam turbine units capable of burning natural gas or oil, providing critical flexibility during fuel supply or pricing disruptions. Courtesy: Constellation Energy

]]> https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-issues-third-emergency-order-to-prevent-pjm-power-shortfall/feed/ 0 Constellation Races to Revive Crane Nuclear Plant Amid Tight Timelines, Market Shifts https://www.powermag.com/constellation-races-to-revive-crane-nuclear-plant-amid-tight-timelines-market-shifts/ https://www.powermag.com/constellation-races-to-revive-crane-nuclear-plant-amid-tight-timelines-market-shifts/#respond Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:30:01 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=230014 Constellation Energy’s ambitious plan to restart the Three Mile Island Unit 1 as the Crane Clean Energy Center (CEC) is proceeding ahead of schedule, shooting for a 2028 start date, despite a new report that suggests Microsoft may be re-evaluating its data center strategy. Just five months after Constellation announced a landmark 20-year power purchase […]

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A technician inspects a heat pump system as part of the extensive maintenance and upgrades underway for the restart of the Crane Clean Energy Center. Courtesy: Constellation Energy.

]]> https://www.powermag.com/constellation-races-to-revive-crane-nuclear-plant-amid-tight-timelines-market-shifts/feed/ 0 Constellation Moves to Acquire Calpine in $16.4B Deal, Forming Competitive Generation Goliath https://www.powermag.com/constellation-moves-to-acquire-calpine-in-16-4b-deal-forming-competitive-generation-goliath/ https://www.powermag.com/constellation-moves-to-acquire-calpine-in-16-4b-deal-forming-competitive-generation-goliath/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:41:35 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=227679 Competitive generation giant Constellation has agreed to acquire Calpine Corp. in a $16.4 billion deal that is set to create the largest producer of clean and reliable energy in the U.S. with an asset portfolio of more than 60 GW. The definitive agreement, announced on Jan. 10, includes a cash and stock transaction valued at […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/constellation-moves-to-acquire-calpine-in-16-4b-deal-forming-competitive-generation-goliath/feed/ 0 Nuclear Energy Comeback Action Is at the State Level https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-energy-comeback-action-is-at-the-state-level/ https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-energy-comeback-action-is-at-the-state-level/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:57:11 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225403 This is indeed an extraordinary time to be in nuclear energy. Case in point: Over the past few months, we have seen an announcement between Microsoft and Constellation Energy to restart the Three Mile Island

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-energy-comeback-action-is-at-the-state-level/feed/ 0 Why Constellation Energy, a Nuclear-Heavy Giant, Is Primed for Power Futurity https://www.powermag.com/why-constellation-energy-a-nuclear-heavy-giant-is-primed-for-power-futurity/ https://www.powermag.com/why-constellation-energy-a-nuclear-heavy-giant-is-primed-for-power-futurity/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:20:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=181773 Spun out of Exelon Corp. a year ago, Constellation Energy’s competitive generation and customer-facing energy businesses represent a new power company paradigm that conforms to decarbonization. But the company that today holds the largest nuclear fleet in the U.S. will still face a unique array of challenges.

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