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Helion Energy begins construction of nuclear fusion power plant for Microsoft data centers
Helion Energy, an OpenAI-backed startup, and SoftBank Venture Capital's venture arm have begun construction at a site where a nuclear fusion plant will be built. The power plant is expected to supply Microsoft data centers with electricity by 2028. Helion Energy hopes to use the grid infrastructure already in place at the Rock Island Dam hydroelectric power plant near Malaga, Washington. The startup has yet to receive final permits from Washington, but it said that the work it's done puts it on course to sell electricity to Microsoft in accordance with a 2023 deal. Fusion is the process of ramming...