Microsoft Signs Historic Deal to Buy Fusion Energy From Startup Helion by 2028

Helion Energy expects to have a fusion power plant built within five years to provide Microsoft with electricity.
Helion claims it will have the world's first fusion power plant operating in five years, though experts doubt the timeline.
Helion has raised over $2 billion to develop fusion energy and signed a deal to provide Microsoft with electricity from its first plant by 2028.
Helion's plant is expected to produce at least 50 megawatts of power within a year of coming online to help Microsoft meet sustainability goals.
The deal represents a bet by Microsoft that Helion can achieve commercial fusion energy years ahead of most predictions.