The US has a new roadmap for fusion energy, without the funds to back it up

The Department of Energy unveiled an ambitious roadmap to deploy commercial fusion power plants by the mid-2030s, driven partly by AI's massive electricity demands from data centers. Despite over $9 billion in private investments and recent scientific breakthroughs achieving net energy gain in 2022, major technical challenges remain in sustaining fusion reactions and developing necessary infrastructure. However, the plan lacks committed federal funding, with the DOE explicitly stating the roadmap doesn't guarantee specific funding levels subject to Congressional approval.