---
title: "Trump emergency order halts second power plant from closure"
description: "The Trump administration has invoked emergency powers to keep the Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania operational, halting its scheduled closure. This follows a similar order for the JH Campb"
type: "news"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/242719519.md"
published_at: "2025-06-01T16:11:33.000Z"
---

# Trump emergency order halts second power plant from closure

> The Trump administration has invoked emergency powers to keep the Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania operational, halting its scheduled closure. This follows a similar order for the JH Campbell coal plant in Michigan. The Energy Department cited concerns over resource adequacy due to rising power demand and plant retirements. Critics argue that maintaining these aging plants will negatively impact public health and electricity costs. Constellation Energy plans to operate the Eddystone plant through the summer and is working to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant by 2027.

(June 1): The Trump administration ordered another power plant to remain operational by invoking emergency powers for a second time, a day before the facility in Pennsylvania was scheduled to close.

Constellation Energy Corp’s Eddystone Generating Station, which was set to shut down its last remaining units on Saturday, will be required to remain online under an Energy Department order, which invoked a section of federal law typically reserved for emergencies such as extreme weather events and war.

The plant located just south of Philadelphia began operations in 1960, and has two remaining units that can burn either natural gas or oil during periods of high power demand, according to Constellation.

The Energy Department said the decision followed recent testimony from the area’s grid operator that its system faces a “growing resource adequacy concern” because of increasing power demand, plant retirements and other factors.

The department last Friday ordered the aging JH Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Michigan, to remain operating past its May 31 shutdown date. The move, which the Trump administration said was necessary due to factors that included a shortage of electricity, drew criticism from analysts as well as the chair of the Michigan Public Service Commission, who said no emergency existed.

“The Department of Energy’s move to keep these zombie plants online will have significant public health impacts and increase electricity costs for people in Michigan and Pennsylvania,” said Kit Kennedy, a managing director at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “These dirty and expensive fossil plants were slated to close because they could not compete with cheaper, cleaner alternatives.”

The Energy Department’s second order Friday came after PJM Interconnection LLC, the region’s grid operator, accepted Constellation’s retirement notice for its Eddystone plan after studying if such a move would threaten grid reliability.

But in a statement Saturday, PJM, which manages the largest US grid roughly spanning from Washington DC to Illinois, said it supported the Energy Department’s order.

Constellation said in a statement Saturday it was taking immediate steps to continue to operate the remaining units at its Eddystone power plant throughout the summer and would “investigate the possibility” of operating them for longer until it can complete work to restart Pennslvania’s shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant. The company said it was working with PJM to accelerate the restart of that nuclear reactor, with a goal of putting it online in 2027. Previously, Constellation has said it expected the reactor to be online in 2028.

*Uploaded by Magessan Varatharaja*

### Related Stocks

- [CEG.US - Constellation Energy](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CEG.US.md)

## Related News & Research

| Title | Description | URL |
|-------|-------------|-----|
| 亿万富翁 Dan Loeb 目前钟爱的 1 只核能股票 | 1 只亿万富翁丹·洛布现在钟爱的核能股票 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276370391.md) |
| 丹尼尔·勒布的 Third Point 在第四季度的调整中增持了墨式烧烤、Constellation Energy 和阿里巴巴，同时大幅削减了台积电和亚马逊的持仓 | 对冲基金亿万富翁丹尼尔·洛布的 Third Point LLC 在第四季度进行了重大调整，新增加了对 Chipotle、Constellation Energy 和阿里巴巴的投资，同时减少了对亚马逊、微软和台湾半导体的持股。该基金的新投资包 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276211755.md) |
| 特朗普暗示违法征收的关税不退了，美财长称今年关税收入将 “基本保持不变” | 美国总统特朗普暗示不会退还被最高法院裁定违法的关税，预计 2026 年关税收入将保持不变。特朗普计划签署行政令，对全球商品加征 10% 进口关税，取代被推翻的关税。财长贝森特表示，政府将利用替代法律权力维持关税收入，强调国家安全和财政收入不 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276494362.md) |
| 都想学英伟达 “芯片换融资”，谷歌和 AMD 都要扶持 “AI 云” | 谷歌正试图复制英伟达的成功路径，利用金融实力构建芯片生态系统。公司正洽谈向 “新型云” 公司 Fluidstack 注资约 1 亿美元，并为 Hut 8 等转型矿企提供项目融资支持，以换取 TPU 芯片的采用。AMD 则更为激进，为初创公司 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276502552.md) |
| 最高法裁决后特朗普动用替补选择：加征 10% 全球关税 | 美国总统特朗普在最高法院裁决后宣布将加征 10% 的全球关税，以补救被推翻的关税措施。根据《1974 年贸易法》第 122 条款，现有的关税将全面生效。最高法院裁定特朗普政府的部分关税措施缺乏法律授权。市场风险提示，投资需谨慎。 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276477629.md) |

---

> **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.
