Virginia Selected for World’s First Fusion Power Plant

Commonwealth Fusion Systems aims to deliver grid-scale fusion energy by the early 2030s, marking a milestone in clean energy development.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), an MIT spinout, plans to build the world’s first grid-scale commercial fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
The facility, named ARC, is expected to generate 400 megawatts of carbon-free electricity, enough to power approximately 150,000 homes or large industrial sites.
The project follows the development of SPARC, a demonstration fusion machine in Massachusetts, which aims to achieve net energy production by 2027.
Fusion energy, which combines atomic nuclei to release energy, promises abundant, clean power without long-lived radioactive waste, but significant technical challenges remain.
CFS has raised over $2 billion in funding and will independently finance, build, and operate the plant, with completion targeted for the early 2030s.