LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, PA (December 3, 2024) — Constellation announced today that the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC) has donated $25,000 to support the Lower Dauphin Communities That Care Bookmobile and its Preschool Literacy Program. In celebration of Giving Tuesday today, the power plant also gifted about a dozen nuclear energy-themed books with inspirational messages to children from employees. Constellation’s Crane Clean Energy Center is the new name of the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear power plant, which was shuttered five years ago and now planned for restart in 2028.
Lower Dauphin Communities That Care is a community-wide effort for all children in the Lower Dauphin community to grow up to be healthy, productive adults. Their flagship Books on Board Bookmobile travels to 22 stops every two weeks, visiting every municipality in the Lower Dauphin School District. Since December 2003, more than 3,685 patrons have borrowed 124,500 books and materials from the bookmobile.
“It’s an honor to recognize the incredible impact Lower Dauphin Communities That Care has on our neighbors,” said Dave Marcheskie, CCEC Community Relations Manager. “Their dedication and hard work inspire us all to look out for one another and build a brighter future together. I’m eager to continue to build upon Crane’s legacy and provide more funds to foster positive change in our community."
This donation marks the first round of community funding since the announcement in September of the plant’s planned restart. Constellation has pledged $1 million over the next five years for charitable giving and workforce development in the region. Today’s donation is in addition to that commitment, with further contributions planned for next year.
Before TMI Unit 1 shut down in 2019, it regularly provided funds to the Bookmobile, which featured a depiction of the plant on its side as a tribute to their relationship. The mobile library will be updated to again reflect its critical partnership with Constellation and the CCEC.
"We can't tell you how much it means to have the renewed support of Constellation,” said Angela Durantine, Program Director, Lower Dauphin Communities That Care. “Since the Bookmobile is our largest expense, it's great to know that we have the funds to cover those costs as well as being able to expand reading programs for area youth."
As the leading operator of the nation’s largest fleet of nuclear power plants, Constellation is committed to engaging with the community as it restarts the facility, maintaining open communication, and prioritizing public safety. The company had a strong relationship with the surrounding communities over the 20 years that it operated the plant, with public safety as its No. 1 priority, and is committed to making community outreach, engagement and dialogue cornerstones of its restart plan.
A recent economic impact study commissioned by the Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trades Council found that the new CCEC will create 3,400 direct and indirect jobs and add more than 800 megawatts of carbon-free electricity to the grid.
Constellation is also dedicated to supporting communities through charitable giving and community engagement. In 2023, Constellation and the Constellation Foundation donated a combined $18.7 million to more than 4,400 charities.
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