The Department of Energy last week ordered the Eddystone Generating Station, just south of Philadelphia, to extend its operations for the summer — just one day before its scheduled retirement.

Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has testified to the U.S. House of Representatives in recent months that the mid-Atlantic region is facing unprecedented energy demand in the wake of data centers coming online, increased electrification of certain sectors and other factors.

Constellation Energy, the owner of the plant, retired the first two units of the plant in 2011 and 2012, respectively, and requested in late 2023 that units 3 and 4, which together produce 760 megawatts of energy, to go offline on May 31, 2025.

PJM approved the request in Feb. 2024, stating the retirement did not pose

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