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

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,

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