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Malaga, WA · Chelan County · 47.372°N 120.201°W
Straight-line distances. Nearest named waterway via the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; nearest transmission line via HIFLD. Baseline water stress and groundwater trend describe the surrounding hydrological basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0) — not this facility’s measured water use. Principal-aquifer system underlying the location (USGS, mapped at 1:2,500,000 — regional context, not site hydrogeology).
Orion is billed as the world's first commercial fusion power plant, targeting at least 50 MW to Microsoft (PPA signed 2023, delivery targeted 2028). Under construction in Malaga, WA following first-of-a-kind Washington Dept. of Health fusion licensing in June 2026. An ADDITIONAL power source for the co-located Microsoft Malaga campus (microsoft-malaga-wa), otherwise served by Chelan County PUD hydropower. Recorded under the `fusion` technology type.
Fusion (Helion's pulsed magneto-inertial approach). Recorded with energy source 'other' because the schema enum has no dedicated fusion value.
Helion signed the world's first fusion energy PPA, committing to deliver at least 50 MW to Microsoft by 2028.
Orion project pageHelion secured an ~80-acre Chelan County PUD land lease in Malaga and obtained environmental review (MDNS) and a Conditional Use Permit.
Helion clears key licensing hurdle for fusion power plant in MalagaWashington Dept. of Health granted Radioactive Materials and Radioactive Air Emissions licenses — the first such operational licensing for a private fusion company — and generator-building earthwork began.
Helion secures world's first regulatory licenses for fusion power plant in WashingtonConfirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
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