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Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has signed a significant power purchase agreement worth over $1 billion with Italian energy company Eni. This agreement is for power from CFS’s forthcoming fusion reactor, Arc, which is planned to be built near Richmond, Virginia. The Arc reactor, expected to open in the early 2030s, is part of CFS’s vision to establish fusion as a viable power source. The deal with Eni, which follows a prior agreement with Google, aims to establish a market price for fusion energy and attract further financial investments. CFS’s demonstration-scale Sparc reactor in Devens, Massachusetts, is currently 65% complete and is set to be operational by 2026. CFS is recognized as a leader in the fusion industry, with its design based on the tokamak system, which uses superconducting magnets to confine plasma and facilitate fusion reactions.