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”
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.
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.