FERC decision on Crane restart coming in June or July, Constellation execs say

[Marlin]

FERC decision on Crane restart coming in June or July, Constellation execs say

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-05-13/article-8026/ferc-decision-on-crane-restart-coming-in-june-or-july-constellation-execs-say/

[News Wire]

Constellation expects a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruling by mid-summer regarding the transfer of capacity interconnection rights from the Eddystone facility to the Crane nuclear plant. This regulatory approval is a prerequisite for the company to proceed with its plan to restart the nuclear unit as early as next year.

In a first quarter earnings call Monday, executives at Constellation said they should know in June or July the status of a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to transfer capacity interconnection rights from the company's Eddystone gas- and-oil-powered plant in Pennsylvania to Crane nuclear power plant (formerly Three Mile...

In late March, Constellation asked FERC to transfer those rights to facilitate the restart of Crane as early as next year.

Eddystone is a six-unit gas- and oil-powered plant that was originally scheduled for closure in 2025. However, a series of orders from the Department of Energy has kept Eddystone operational past its original end date. Constellation's chief external affairs and growth officer David Dardis said Eddystone could continue to operate and meet the federal orders without its capacity interconnection rights.

Read the full article at ans.org:
https://www.ans.org/news/2026-05-13/article-8026/ferc-decision-on-crane-restart-coming-in-june-or-july-constellation-execs-say/

[News Wire]

Constellation expects a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruling by mid-summer regarding the transfer of capacity interconnection rights from the Eddystone facility to the Crane nuclear plant. This regulatory approval is a prerequisite for the company to proceed with its plan to restart the nuclear unit as early as next year.

In a first quarter earnings call Monday, executives at Constellation said they should know in June or July the status of a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to transfer capacity interconnection rights from the company's Eddystone gas- and-oil-powered plant in Pennsylvania to Crane nuclear power plant (formerly Three Mile...

In late March, Constellation asked FERC to transfer those rights to facilitate the restart of Crane as early as next year.

Eddystone is a six-unit gas- and oil-powered plant that was originally scheduled for closure in 2025. However, a series of orders from the Department of Energy has kept Eddystone operational past its original end date. Constellation's chief external affairs and growth officer David Dardis said Eddystone could continue to operate and meet the federal orders without its capacity interconnection rights.

Read the full article at ans.org:
https://www.ans.org/news/2026-05-13/article-8026/ferc-decision-on-crane-restart-coming-in-june-or-july-constellation-execs-say/