US Utility’s Fusion Moonshot: Betting Billions on “Star Power” to Fuel the AI Era
TVA’s Fusion Gamble at Bull Run The TVA’s plan marks an unprecedented move by a US utility: building, owning and operating a fusion power plant (pending regulatory and board approvals) rather than just buying fusion power from a third party. In September 2025, TVA issued a letter of intent to Type One Energy, signaling its interest in deploying the company’s fusion reactor at TVA’s former Bull Run Fossil Plant site near Oak Ridge, Tennessee typeoneenergy.com. Bull Run was a coal-fired power station retired in 2023 – now its grounds may host a cutting-edge fusion facility, symbolically transitioning from fossil fuels