Google has struck a deal to buy 200 megawatts of fusion power, as the tech giant struggles to reach its sustainability goals in the face of the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI).

The company announced Monday that it is partnering with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to offtake power from its first commercial plant in Virginia, which is set to bring 400 megawatts of power online starting in the early 2030s.

“Fusion holds huge potential as an energy source of the future: it’s clean, abundant and inherently safe, and it can be built just about anywhere,” Michael Terrell, Google’s........

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