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Google inks its first fusion power deal with Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Google will invest in Commonwealth Fusion Systems and buy 200 MW of electricity from its forthcoming power plant.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems(CFS) will send Google 200 megawatts of electricity from its Arc power plant, which is expected to come online in the early 2030s. And while solar, wind, and batteries have been the main additions to Google’s portfolio in recent years, Terrell told TechCrunch that the company will need other power sources to allow its data centers to operate 24/7. But other places, like the Southeastern U.S. and many counties in the Asia-Pacific region might be too cloudy or their power grids too fragmented to make traditional renewables work.
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