Big Tech Funds Space Solar and Fusion but Relies on Natural Gas for AI Data Centers
Meta signed a deal with startup Overview Energy to develop up to 1 gigawatt of space-based solar power, according to a report by Haley Zaremba on OilPrice.com. A pilot satellite is not expected to launch before 2028, and commercial viability remains years away. [1] Despite such clean energy investments, Big Tech remains heavily dependent on natural gas. Meta is funding the development of 10 new gas-fired plants for its Louisiana data center campus, and Google is building a large natural gas facility attached to a data center campus in North Texas, the report stated. [1]
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