Helion Energy announced that it has broken ground in Central Washington on what it hopes will be the world's first commercial fusion plant.

The company is still working on a way to reliably generate energy from fusion with its prototype, called Polaris.

Nuclear fusion startup Helion, whose backers include Sam Altman, has started site prep in Washington state for a reactor it hopes to have running by 2028. Why it matters: Fusion companies are inching closer to bringing the tech,