Google goes ‘nuclear’ as tech giant signs deal to power its data centres: What makes this agreement ‘special’

Google has announced a deal to purchase 200 megawatts (MW) of power from a fusion energy project in Virginia, a hub for energy-intensive data centers. The agreement is with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), an MIT spin-off. The power from CFS’s ARC project is enough to power a small city. The financial specifics of the deal weren’t disclosed.

What makes Google’s nuclear power deal ‘one-of-a-kind’