William Brangham:
But, in the years since, nuclear’s fortunes have started to turn around, including the understanding that, given the realities of climate change, nuclear emits no greenhouse gases and, unlike solar and wind, it can produce energy 24/7.
Last September, Constellation announced it would invest over $1.5 billion to restart the Unit 1 reactor. But the real reason Three Mile Island is coming back to life is because Microsoft, the tech company, has pledged to purchase the equivalent of all the energy that Three Mile Island would produce carbon-free for the next 20 years in order to meet the company’s climate goals.
