Microsoft to utilize Three Mile Island plant for AI energy needs

Pedestrians walk past a Microsoft Experience Center following a global IT outage, New York City, U.S., July 19, 2024. /CMG

Microsoft and Constellation Energy announced a groundbreaking deal on Friday to reopen the partially melted-down Three Mile Island nuclear plant, with the tech giant committing to purchase all the power for 20 years after the restart.

The deal marks the first time a decom