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NEWS: Google strikes fusion power deal

Google just signed its first-ever deal to buy fusion power: 200 MW from Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ forthcoming Virginia plant, with options for more down the line. (Axios)

  • The tech giant also increased its stake in CFS (which has raised over $2 billion in its bid to produce commercial-scale energy early next decade), calling fusion a long-shot worth backing to satisfy AI’s massive energy appetite.

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