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Commonwealth Fusion Systems just picked its first commercial site partly because of its proximity to Washington, DC
The fusion startup intends to hook the power plant up to the grid in the early 2030s.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems will build its first commercial-scale power plant just outside of Richmond, Virginia, the company announced today, with a goal of hooking it up to the grid in the early 2030s. While many new power plants are being designed to feed directly into hyperscale data centers — often a quicker path to market — CFS is working with the utility Dominion Energy to connect Arc to the grid. “They’re quite interested in dipping their toe in the water here and understanding what it means to bring fusion power to the grid,” Rick Needham, CFS’s chief commercial officer, told TechCrunch.
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