Meta wants to supply power to AI data centers from space, initially locking in 1GW capacity.

CryptoWorld News reports that Meta has announced a partnership with Overview Energy, reserving up to 1GW of space solar energy capacity for powering future AI data centers.
Overview’s plan is to place satellites in approximately 22k miles high geostationary orbit, continuously sunning in space, then using low-intensity near-infrared beams to shine back down to ground-based solar power stations, which convert the beams into electricity and feed it into the grid.
This way, after sunset, the ground stations could theoretically continue generating power.
Meta is also collaborating with Noon Energy, reserving up to 1GW/100GWh of ultra-long-duration energy storage capacity, using reversible solid oxide fuel cells and carbon-based storage to store clean electricity for over 100 hours.
The first 25MW/2.5GWh pilot project is planned to be completed by 2028.
Meta has signed agreements for over 30GW of clean and renewable energy, and supports 7.7GW of nuclear space power as an earlier and more adventurous supplement.
Meta admits the technology is still early, and Overview plans to conduct orbital demonstrations in 2028; if successful, the U.S. power grid might earliest receive commercial power by 2030.