Helion, a fusion power company, is in talks to sell electricity to OpenAI. Both companies are backed by Sam Altman.
Helion Negotiates Power Supply to OpenAI
Helion is in early negotiations with OpenAI on a deal that could provide OpenAI with 12.5% of Helion’s production. This includes five gigawatts by 2030 and 50 gigawatts by 2035. Microsoft, a partner of OpenAI, made a similar deal with Helion in 2023 to purchase power starting in 2028.
If the reports are accurate, it indicates that Helion has ambitions to rapidly scale fusion power production. Each of Helion’s reactors is planned to produce 50 megawatts, meaning the company would need to build 800 reactors by 2030 and an additional 7,200 by 2035. Helion is working to build its first commercial reactor, which could put them several years ahead of competitors.
Source: TechCrunch
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