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The artificial intelligence boom is doing more than reshaping software, it’s cracking the foundations of America’s power grid. As data centers multiply to feed the compute needs of large language models, utilities are scrambling for new sources of baseload power, and increasingly they’re turning to an unlikely partner: fusion startups. The latest beneficiary is Realta…

The AI boom’s insatiable appetite for electricity is pushing power utilities into uncharted territory: striking deals with fusion energy startups that haven’t yet produced a single watt of commercial power. Realta Fusion is the latest beneficiary of this scramble, according to a new report from TechCrunch, as grid operators bet on fusion’s long-promised payoff arriving…