It's Happening - World's First Fusion Plant Applies to Join the Grid

Check out shortform and get 25% off your subscription https://www.shortform.com/DrBen US energy company Commonwealth Fusion Systems just filed the first ever application to connect a fusion reactor to the US power grid. The catch? They haven't actually made fusion work yet. So is this the most premature regulatory filing in the history of energy - or the moment fusion finally stops being a punchline? Thanks to Brandon, Co-Founder and CSO at Commonwealth for taking the time to talk with us! 0:00 - The World's First Fusion Grid Connect 0:55 - Why is Fusion So Hard to Get Right? 3:10 - Ad Break 4:09 - Fusion's Net Energy Gain Problem 6:46 - Why Fusion Reactors Have to Be So Big 8:56 - The Magnet Breakthrough That Changed Everything 11:06 - The Timeline to Fusion 12:30 - The First Ever Fusion Grid Application 13:47 - What Are Commonwealth Saying About Fusion? 17:20 - Conclusion: The Nature of Mythical Technologies My Patreon:🚀 http://patreon.com/DrBenMiles My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbenmiles My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drbenmiles My Newsletter: https://drbenmiles.substack.com/ My Merch: https://www.rockstarscientist.org/ 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drbenmiles MY GEAR 📷 Sony A7III https://amzn.to/3OWrmGd 🔎 Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 https://amzn.to/49BNJdq 🎤 Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/4sF3ngx 🎤 Zoom H4n Pro https://amzn.to/3OXsklB 🎤 Sennheiser AVX https://amzn.to/4geWnBi