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Engineer Peter Glaser patented the idea of beaming solar power from orbit in 1973. For five decades, the concept stayed on whiteboards. On April 27, 2026, Meta signed a capacity reservation agreement with Virginia startup Overview Energy for up to 1 gigawatt of space-based solar power, making the social-media giant the first announced commercial buyer of orbital electricity.
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