The energy demands of AI and global warming are creating an impending energy crisis. That’s according to a by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC).

That same report said nuclear fusion energy is one answer to the crisis, and also a potential source of future wealth for California.

Fusion is the creation of energy by fusing atoms. It’s an energy source that promises a virtually limitless supply of clean energy. Fusion would not produce the long-lasting nuclear waste that has bedeviled its better known cousin, nuclear fission.

The San Diego EDC report says fusion already has a foothold in the California economy:

The state has 16 core fusion companies and has attracted $2.2 billion in funding.

The industry has the potential to grow to between $48 and $125 billion

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