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Helion Energy · Malaga, WA · WashingtonDEVELOPER HEALTHWATCH
First fusion power plant under construction for a named buyer; pulsed field-reversed configuration with direct electricity recovery. State and county licenses secured June 2026.
Power
50 MW
Fusion · First commercial
Storage
—
energy capacity
Online
2028
approximate target
Capital committed
—
closed or awarded
Capital pending
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conditional or under review
How it works
Instead of holding plasma steady, these machines form plasma rings or columns and squeeze them hard and fast, making fusion in repeated pulses. Field-reversed configurations, Z-pinches and magnetized-target designs work this way.
OPEN IN 3D →Others on this approach
Sources: businesswire.com · fusionenergynews.com
Microsoft
PPA (May 2023) for at least 50 MW starting by 2028; Chelan County PUD supplies power until the plant is net-positive
STEP 2/4 · AT RISK REBCO superconducting tapeHigh-temperature superconducting magnets use a rare-earth barium copper oxide layer.
STEP 3/3 · WATCH Copper-intensive technologiesMagnet coils and stabilizers; also every grid and transmission project.
STEP 3/5 · WATCH Fusion gets its first buyersContracts exist before the technology is proven, so delivery risk stays with the developer.
Critical inputs
Policy that applies