Meta partners with Overview Energy for space-beamed solar power to data centers

17 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Apr 27

Meta’s agreement reserves up to 1 gigawatt of power from Overview’s planned fleet of 1,000 satellites, aiming to serve data centers at night.
Overview will beam infrared light from space to large solar farms, enabling nighttime electricity generation without batteries or fossil fuels, with satellite launches expected to begin in 2030.
Meta’s data centers consumed over 18,000 gigawatt-hours in 2024, driving demand for innovative renewable solutions as AI and compute needs surge globally.

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