US-based Helion Energy has announced an agreement to provide Microsoft electricity from its first nuclear fusion power plant.
Helion, a privately held fusion research company founded in 2013 and based in Everett, Washington, said the plant is expected to be online by 2028 and will target power generation of 50 MW or greater after a one-year ramp up period.
The planned operational date for this first-of-its-kind facility is significantly sooner than typical projections for deployment of commercial fusion power, Helion said in a statement on Wednesday (10 May).
Baltimore, Maryland-based Constellation will serve as the power marketer and will provide power and transmission needs for “the nation’s first fusion power plant”.
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