Report: California's Fusion Industry Poised to Generate $125 Billion and 43,000 Jobs
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 15, 2025) -- As U.S. energy demand is projected to rise more than 50% in the next 15 years, the nation faces a clear challenge: delivering reliable power while achieving true energy independence. Fusion, the same process that powers the sun, offers limitless potential to meet that need.
The recent announcement by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) confirms what we’ve long known: California is leading the way in fusion energy. With the right mix of policy, investment, and commercialization, the state can turn fusion’s promise into reality—driving economic growth, creating high-skill jobs, and training the workforce of tomorrow.
According to the report, available at fusionCA.org, California’s fusion industry could generate more than $125B in economic impact and support up to 43,000 jobs over the next decade. San Diego accounts for a major share of this industry, home to world-class facilities, pioneering research institutes, and a highly skilled workforce. Institutions like UC San Diego and San Diego State University have advanced fusion science for decades, while recent efforts by the City of San Diego and EDC are solidifying the region as a national hub for fusion research, engineering, and manufacturing.
With new investment and strategic policy support, California, and San Diego, are poised to help cement America’s global leadership in sustainable energy.
At GA, we are proud to have played an important role in advancing fusion on several fronts - from delivering precision target assemblies that have enabled the National Ignition Facility’s fusion breakthroughs to building the world’s most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet for the ITER experiment in France. More recently, we have collaborated with UC San Diego to launch the San Diego Fusion Data Science and Digital Engineering Center, uniting academia and industry to accelerate innovation through artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
Fusion is more than energy, it’s a catalyst for innovation in manufacturing, transportation, AI, and beyond. Here in San Diego, we’re building that future together, with our partners across government, academia, industry, and the national labs.