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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (354489)	11/10/2025 11:27:07 AM
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MSFT did not like the initial embarrassment of associating with nuclear power, and simply couldn't tolerate the exposure. So, it didn't "buy" a nuclear plant, Microsoft did technically not buy a nuclear plant, but signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to buy all the power from the shuttered Unit 1 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant, which will be restarted to power its data centers. The plant, which will operate as the Crane Clean Energy Center, is expected to be back online by 2028. So, MSFT avoided the muss and the fuss, and just bought the power outright. But it is still all going to MSFT's AI operations. It's okay; I'm a nuclear power fan if you can't do solar. Even if the plant shakes the ground a little bit. Conveniently, Constellation is getting a loan for $1.5 Billion to fund the purchase. Microsoft didn't have to put up a penny for the hardware. Slick deal, for sure.