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3 hours agoThe State of Fusion Energy in 2026: Real Reactors, Real Grids, Real Caveats
A 400-megawatt fusion plant applied to connect to PJM’s U.S. grid, targeting electricity delivery in the early 2030s.
The Everett, Washington-based fusion energy startup Helion announced Friday that it has hit a key milestone in its quest for fusion power. Plasmas inside the company's Polaris prototype reactor have reached 150 million degrees Celsius, three-quarters of the way toward what the company thinks it will need to operate a commercial fusion power plant. "We're obviously really excited to be able to get to this place," David Kirtley, Helion's co-founder and CEO, told TechCrunch.