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Can fusion power a data center?
Yes — a firm, DC-native fusion generator is unusually well matched to the large, constant, 24/7 load of an AI data center. Kronos designs MetroVolt for exactly this.
Large constant loads are the ideal application for firm fusion. The full case is on firm fusion power for data centers, and the firmness argument on can fusion provide firm power?
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Can a fusion plant power a data center?
Yes, and the fit is unusually good. AI and cloud data centers draw large, constant, around-the-clock power — a firm-power problem, not an intermittent one. A MetroVolt unit delivers 0.61–0.84 GWe of firm, dispatchable output, with a three-unit station reaching 1.8–2.5 GWe.
What makes fusion especially suited to data centers?
Two things: it's firm (no weather dependence, so it can serve base load directly), and it's DC-native — because power comes from direct energy conversion rather than a turbine, it matches the DC distribution inside modern data centers with fewer conversion stages.
Is this available today?
No — these are design-point figures on a gated schedule, developed through strategic partnerships, not an operating product. But the load profile of large constant demand is precisely what the design targets.