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Meta books 1 gigawatt of space-based solar power for AI data centers

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Two customers confirmed before first orbital demonstration: Meta (commercial capacity reservation) and the U.S. Air Force (government study contract)

Engineer Peter Glaser patented space solar power in 1973. For five decades it stayed theoretical; on April 27, 2026, Meta signed a 1-gigawatt capacity reservation with Virginia startup Overview Energy and became the first announced commercial buyer of orbital electricity.

Updated 7 days ago