> ... getting fusion energy to the electricity grid in the United States depends on ... establishing regulatory processes ... [which can take] as much as ten ye

> ... getting fusion energy to the electricity grid in the United States depends on ... establishing regulatory processes ... [which can take] as much as ten years. Because there are so many regulatory hurdles necessary to get fusion hooked into the grid, Kirtley said he expects their first paying customers are likely to be private customers, like technology companies that have power hungry data centers, for example. Working with utility companies will take longer. Let's say this outfit is successful and is producing power from fusion by 2030. We all get to wait until 2040 before it can start to be connected to the grid?