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Publication Date: 2026-10-12 02:02:00
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The fastest new power plant on the largest U.S. grid may be one that is already built.
That is the lesson in the agreement Google and Constellation Energy announced on October 6.
The deal adds 890 MW of new nuclear capacity to PJM by upgrading existing reactors. It also gives 2,700 MW of existing nuclear supply a 15-year home. Together, the two contracts cover 3,590 MW.
So the deal does two jobs. It adds firm power on a timeline measured in years. It also keeps a large block of existing clean power on the grid as demand climbs.
The package has three parts, according to Constellation’s announcement and Google’s own post.
First, a 20-year power purchase agreement backs 890 MW of added output at 11 reactors in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Constellation says it…
