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Meta to secure up to 1 GW of space-based solar power from Overview Energy’s power-beaming satellites

Meta has agreed to secure up to 1 gigawatt of power capacity through Overview Energy’s planned solar power-beaming satellite system. The deal links a major technology user to the next step in space-based solar power commercialization: generating power in orbit and transmitting it for terrestrial use.

Discovered 2026-04-27T04:35:25.451500-07:00 | 2026-04-27T04:35:25.451500-07:00

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Meta’s up-to-1 GW commitment is a clear demand signal for space-based solar power-beaming, moving the technology from demonstrations toward scalable capacity planning.
The agreement ties an anchor customer to an operational pathway that has parallels with earlier space-solar efforts such as TerraSpark’s space-based solar power development and Mantis Space’s solar-power satellite constellation work.
For industry partners, it helps frame near-term system requirements and contracting logic (capacity commitments, delivery timelines, and service expectations) that will influence how the supply chain for power-beaming satellites is structured.

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