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To: power2

You are correct

“Microsoft has made the restart of Unit 1 possible through an agreement to purchase the full electricity output from the plant for 20 years, a sign of the growing role the tech sector is playing in shaping the future of the U.S. power industry”

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/business/money-report/three-mile-island-restart-could-mark-a-turning-point-for-nuclear-energy-as-big-tech-influence-on-power-industry-grows/3562490/

That’s a lot of power

Of course Microsoft can always sell any excess power on the spot market.

Nukes like to run at 100% power. Load following is not good for Nukes.


51 posted on 11/24/2024 4:21:31 PM PST by Pontiac (esse welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac
100% agree on the nukes running at full power.

sounds like you are in the industry. I worked at a nuclear plant in the 80s, and as an electric system operator for many years. Interesting times.

54 posted on 11/24/2024 4:33:35 PM PST by power2 (JMJ)
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