Google to Buy Half of 400MW Output from CFS Fusion Plant
Google has agreed to purchase half of the 400-megawatt output from CFS’s Arc fusion power plant near Richmond, Virginia, scheduled to begin construction later this decade. CFS’s Sparc reactor is expected online by late 2026 or early 2027 and will use tokamak design with high-temperature superconducting magnets.
1. Power Purchase Agreement
Google has signed a long-term power purchase agreement to acquire half of the output from CFS’s planned Arc fusion plant near Richmond, Virginia. Under this deal, Google will receive 200 megawatts of clean energy when the plant comes online later this decade.
2. Arc Plant Specifications
Arc is designed to generate 400 megawatts of electricity using a commercial-scale fusion reactor built adjacent to CFS’s Sparc facility. Construction is slated to begin after Sparc becomes operational, currently targeted for late 2026 or early 2027.
3. Sparc Reactor Technology
The Sparc reactor uses a D-shaped tokamak design with high-temperature superconducting magnets developed in collaboration with MIT, enabling powerful magnetic fields to contain and compress superheated plasma for continuous fusion reactions.
4. Implications for Google
Securing a stable supply of fusion-derived energy aligns with Google’s broader renewable energy goals and could lower long-term power costs while demonstrating confidence in commercial fusion viability.
