"Meta's data centers used more than 18,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024, enough to power over 1.7 million American homes for a year, highlighting the increasing demand for compute power."
"Overview is developing spacecraft that collect solar power in space, converting it to near-infrared light to beam to large solar farms, potentially sidestepping challenges of high-power laser transmission."
"The technology could increase the return on investment from solar farms and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, provided it can be deployed at scale."
"Overview has demonstrated power transmission from an aircraft and plans to launch a satellite in January 2028 for its first power transmission from space."
Meta has partnered with Overview Energy to develop a system where satellites beam infrared light to solar farms, providing power to data centers at night. In 2024, Meta's data centers consumed over 18,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity. Overview's technology aims to convert solar power collected in space into infrared light, which can be transmitted to large solar farms on Earth. This method could improve solar farm investment returns and reduce fossil fuel reliance. Overview plans to launch a satellite in January 2028 for its first power transmission from space.
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