美国能源部向Constellation提供最高50亿美元有条件贷款承诺：支持8座核电站提升出力、增加可靠电力供应
美国能源公司 Constellation 10月27日在马里兰州巴尔的摩宣布，已获得美国能源部「能源主导融资办公室」（Office of Energy Dominance Financing）最高50亿美元的有条件贷款承诺，用于支持其旗下8座核电站的出力提升（uprate）项目，在用电需求增长之际从现有核电机组中增加可靠的全天候电力供应。
这笔有条件承诺可用于伊利诺伊州的 Braidwood、Byron、Clinton、Dresden、LaSalle 与 Quad Cities 六座清洁能源中心，以及马里兰州的 Calvert Cliffs 与宾夕法尼亚州的 Limerick 两座核电站。能源部长 Chris Wright 表示，能源部正在加速推进核能复兴，充分挖掘现有核电机组的发电潜力，这类提升出力的改造是增加平价、可靠、安全能源供应的又一举措；该承诺隶属能源部 UPRISE 计划，旨在公私携手最大化现有核电机组的发电量。
Constellation 董事长、总裁兼首席执行官 Joe Dominguez 表示，公司与谷歌、亚马逊达成的20年期协议已带动逾70亿美元投资、增加约1,080兆瓦核电容量，去年与 Meta 的协议另支持 Clinton 核电站扩容30兆瓦；联邦贷款承诺可降低融资成本、帮助公司更快更大规模地新增核电容量。他指出，出力提升是在既有电厂内增加发电量，是新增可靠电力最快、最具成本效益的方式之一，无需新建发电设施或输电走廊。
Constellation 同时说明，这项有条件承诺仍须完成尽职调查、谈判最终融资文件并满足适用条件，本身并不代表公司已最终决定推进任何单个提升项目。若最终落实，公司将继续与能源部、客户、监管机构及地方利益相关方推进各项目。Constellation 是全美最大的无排放核电生产商，其发电装机总量为55吉瓦。
来源：GSM·美国
DOE Offers Constellation Conditional Loan Commitment of Up to $5 Billion to Expand Nuclear Output at Eight Plants
Constellation announced in Baltimore on October 27 that it has received a conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing to support nuclear uprates across eight of its facilities, accelerating projects that produce more reliable, around-the-clock power from existing nuclear plants as energy demand grows.
The commitment would be available for potential uprates at six Illinois clean energy centers — Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle and Quad Cities — plus Calvert Cliffs in Maryland and Limerick in Pennsylvania. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said the Energy Department is accelerating the American nuclear renaissance and unlocking the full potential of the nation's nuclear fleet, and that uprates maximizing generation from existing facilities are another example of the administration's energy addition policies. The commitment reflects the goal of DOE's UPRISE program: bringing the public and private sectors together to maximize electricity production from America's existing nuclear fleet.
Constellation Chairman, President and CEO Joe Dominguez said the company's 20-year agreements with Google and Amazon have incentivized more than $7 billion in investment to add approximately 1,080 megawatts of nuclear capacity, and that an agreement with Meta supports a 30-megawatt expansion at the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois. He said the conditional loan commitment could lower financing costs and help deliver additional nuclear capacity at greater scale, noting that uprates are among the fastest and most cost-effective ways to add dependable power without building entirely new generation facilities or transmission corridors.
Constellation noted the conditional commitment remains subject to due diligence, negotiation of definitive financing documents and satisfaction of applicable conditions, and does not by itself represent a final decision to proceed with any individual uprate. If finalized, the company will continue working with DOE, customers, regulators and local stakeholders to advance individual projects. Constellation is the nation's largest producer of emissions-free nuclear energy, with 55 gigawatts of generating capacity across its fleet.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：位于马里兰州 Lusby 的 Calvert Cliffs 核电站航拍图，该站是此次贷款承诺覆盖的8座电站之一。Jbs666摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons / Photo: Aerial view of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant near Lusby, Maryland, one of the eight facilities covered by the loan commitment. Photo by Jbs666, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
