Yes and no. ITER will be first device to produce more heat energy than put in, but it won't be generating any electricity. [1] It will instead be used to make

Yes and no. ITER will be first device to produce more heat energy than put in, but it won't be generating any electricity. [1] It will instead be used to make research on, so we can plan the next project, codenamed DEMO. DEMO will produce net energy, but still be experimental, for designing final version of a commercial fusion power plant. And that commercial plant is aimed to be working by 2050. [2] ITER is rather looked upon as risk-free and certain way to fusion, whereas startups... are startups. IMHO, we need both approaches. Also there are many more fusion startups than General Fusion, here are some to follow: - Tokamak Energy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuSlFJbBUIj1zfJLRnGXSow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuSlFJbBUIj1zfJLRnGXSow - LPP Fusion: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiBditpj7sdROMYz02qoCMQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiBditpj7sdROMYz02qoCMQ - TAE Technologies: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LHpK7z8vjMq2-pt4wG4ug https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LHpK7z8vjMq2-pt4wG4ug - Commonwealth Fusion Systems: https://cfs.energy https://cfs.energy - First Light Fusion: https://firstlightfusion.com https://firstlightfusion.com 1: https://www.iter.org/proj/inafewlines https://www.iter.org/proj/inafewlines 2: https://www.iter.org/mag/3/22 https://www.iter.org/mag/3/22