Constellation Energy’s Eddystone gas- and oil-burning generator south of Philadelphia was deemed necessary for electric reliability this summer. Department of Energy headquarters in Washington.

The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered that an oil and gas plant in Eddystone keep its turbines running at least until Aug. 28 during the hottest parts … ...

The emergency order directs Constellation to keep operating two units at its Eddystone power plant near Philadelphia until Aug. 28. The order can be extended. PJM supports DOE’s order.

Constellation Energy had planned to shut down Eddystone’s units 3 and 4 on Saturday, but Trump’s Department of Energy ordered the company to continue operating the units until at least Aug. 28.

Constellation Energy had planned to shut down Eddystone’s units 3 and 4 on Saturday, but Trump’s Department of Energy ordered the company to continue operating the units until at least Aug. 28.

Meta has struck a deal to purchase the entire output of an Illinois nuclear power plant as Big Tech companies increasingly turn to aging nuclear facilities to help fuel their AI data center ambitions.

Meta Platforms entered a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy Corporation, with the tech giant slated to buy power from the Clinton Clean Energy Center.

Shares of Constellation Energy Corp. were surging more than 12% in premarket trading on Tuesday after Meta Platforms Inc. announced a nuclear-power agreement with the energy company.