Stupidest Headline Of The Century: GQP Gov. Youngkin Urges US To Develop Nuclear Fusion "Otherwise China Will"

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NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) - The United States must expedite its development of fusion energy or risk falling behind China on energy dominance, said Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston on Tuesday.

Virginia is home to the world's biggest hub of energy-hungry data centers, with about 70% of the world's internet traffic routing through the state.

"We've got to drive hard to accelerate fusion, otherwise China will," Youngkin said during a panel discussion at the conference alongside Virginia utility Dominion Energy (D.N), opens new tab CEO Robert Blue and Bob Mumgaard, chief of Commonwealth Fusion Systems.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced in December that it planned the first utility-scale fusion power plant, which it would build in Virginia.

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https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ceraweek-virginia-governor-say-us-must-develop-fusion-or-fall-behind-china-2025-03-12/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9uaV8Uv-4F7XtYmSQ6ZRH832-VDQNbd3E4YVz5aHyzqxCCXTQ0Y57UYmrz_uT-skluAVOZdLXibd5oPpvRkoh3FQaMcQ&_hsmi=351437914