DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — The U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visited Pennsylvania on Wednesday to address the Trump Administration’s commitment to “unleashing America’s next Nuclear Renaissance.”
Wright spoke from what used to be Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant on the Susquehanna River in Londonderry Township. In November, the Department of Energy announced its plans to help finance the Crane Clean Energy Center Restart project, which is located in what once operated as Unit One on Three Mile Island. The administration approved a $1 billion loan for the restart.
The Trump administration says the opening of the Crane Clean Energy Energy will create over 600 new jobs and generate more than $3.6 billion in local, state and federal taxes.
“I’m very proud of this plant starting again,” Wright said. “I’m very proud that we’re going to change direction. We’re going to reduce the risks of blackouts. We’re going to drive down electricity prices, and we’re going to make an investment. Climate and energy. Climate. So players like Microsoft and all the other large American technology companies can build all the data centers that they want and have reliable electricity to power.”
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Microsoft will use the new energy center to power their data centers. The plant is set to be reopened in 2027.