Commercial Availability, ~2036
A commercial MetroVolt fleet is targeted near 2036 — conditional on the ~2032 test unit clearing its gates.
From one test to a fleet
Commercial availability near 2036 means MetroVolt units built to serve data centers and cities with firm power. This target is explicitly conditional: it follows only if the ~2032 test unit confirms confinement, field, direct energy conversion, and materials life, and if helium-3 fuel supply is on a credible footing.
Why 2036, and why it can move
The four years between test and fleet cover design finalization, first-of-a-kind build, and the next-of-a-kind refinement that follows. If the test unit reveals a shortfall, this window absorbs a redesign-and-retest loop, and the date moves. The date is a plan, not a commitment independent of results.
- Conditional on 2032 test-unit results across all first-order gates.
- Covers FOAK build then NOAK refinement.
- Slips if a gate fails — physics is not negotiated against a calendar.
MetroVolt’s value proposition — firm 24/7 power co-located with load, with almost no water — is a design property, not a demonstrated fleet property, until commercial units operate.