The race to secure electricity for AI models has reached new heights:
Meta has signed an agreement with the startup Overview Energy that could see a thousand satellites beam infrared light to solar farms that power data centers at night.
(Haven't they seen RoboCop?)
In 2024, Meta’s data centers used more than 18,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity
— roughly enough to power more than 1.7 million American homesfor a year
— and its need for compute power is only increasing.
The company has committed to building 30 gigawatts of renewable power sources, with a focus on industrial-scale solar power plants.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/meta-inks-deal-for-solar-power-at-night-beamed-from-space/