Commonwealth Fusion Systems selects Chesterfield County for first commercial fusion power plant

Commonwealth Fusion Systems on Tuesday said it has selected a site in Chesterfield County, Virginia, for its first commercial fusion power plant and is preparing to begin site work there.

Kristen Collin, vice president of global policy and public affairs at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, told members of the authority that the company chose the site after a roughly two-and-a-half-year siting process that emphasized proximity to an interconnection, access to skilled labor, and local partnerships. She said the site is Dominion Energy–owned and is easily accessible from I‑95 and a nearby airport.

Collin said the company plans to build an ARC-class power plant in Chesterfield County that would have about 400 megawatts of net capacity. Collin described CFS’s near-term program as a two-step…