Advancing artificial intelligence at the pace and scale we aim for requires increased energy, yet current clean energy technologies face limitations: solar power depends on sunlight, wind relies on weather, and the grid needs more storage to optimize both. Consequently, we are announcing two new partnerships with Overview Energy and Noon Energy to address these challenges from different perspectives, introducing innovative energy generation and storage solutions to the grid.
Together with Overview Energy and Noon Energy, we are developing new power solutions to support our data center operations and AI infrastructure. By collecting solar energy in space and storing renewable power for extended periods, we are advancing technologies that can deliver reliable energy at the scale AI demands while enhancing America’s energy leadership.
Harnessing Solar Power From Space
Solar facilities produce electricity only when the sun is shining, leaving them inactive for significant parts of the day. Overview Energy aims to utilize these idle hours. Its satellites, positioned in geosynchronous orbit about 22,000 miles above Earth’s equator, where sunlight is constant, collect energy in space and transmit it to Earth-based solar facilities as low-intensity, near-infrared light. This allows solar farms, which currently remain idle at night, to continue generating electricity around the clock, maximizing their output and contributing more energy to the grid.
These facilities convert the beam into electricity and integrate it into the grid the same way they handle direct sunlight today, without requiring additional land or grid infrastructure. Since the technology builds on existing solar infrastructure rather than necessitating new facilities, it can be deployed at scale faster than traditional expansions.
This partnership makes Meta one of the first major technology companies to secure a capacity reservation for space solar energy. Together with Overview, we will deploy up to 1 GW of this orbit-to-grid energy to support our data center operations.
Storing Energy for Days, Not Hours
Even with new power generation sources, the grid requires storage capable of maintaining clean energy over extended periods — not just a few hours, but days. This is where our partnership with Noon Energy comes into play. Noon Energy’s technology employs modular, reversible solid oxide fuel cells and carbon-based storage to provide over 100 hours of energy storage, surpassing the capabilities of current lithium-ion batteries. Under this partnership, Meta has reserved up to 1 GW/100 GWh of ultra-long-duration energy storage capacity, with an initial 25 MW/2.5 GWh pilot demonstration project expected by 2028.
This commitment is among the largest in the industry for ultra-long-duration storage, setting a standard for how technology companies can power AI and cloud infrastructure using storage to maximize energy availability. This technology offers grid resilience and ensures a steady energy supply to support Meta’s AI infrastructure continuously.
Building on Our Energy Portfolio
These collaborations with Overview and Noon enhance our strategy to strengthen the grid through diverse and reliable solutions. To date, we have contracted more than 30 GW of clean and renewable energy, representing billions in capital investments. This includes partnerships with Sage Geosystems and XGS Energy to develop next-generation geothermal energy. We are also one of the largest corporate purchasers of nuclear energy in American history, supporting 7.7 GW of nuclear energy through agreements with Vistra, TerraPower, Oklo, and Constellation Energy. These investments reflect our commitment to solutions that deliver power today and emerging technologies that will meet future demands.
What Comes Next
Both technologies are progressing towards key milestones. Overview Energy’s orbital demonstration is planned for 2028, marking the first occasion the system will beam energy wirelessly from space to a solar farm on Earth. If successful, commercial delivery to the US grid could begin as early as 2030. The potential to enhance existing infrastructure’s output makes space solar a worthwhile investment now to transition this technology from concept to the grid.
Noon Energy’s demonstration project is also targeting 2028, with our partnership designed to scale up to 1 GW/100 GWh. Its modular design allows capacity to expand alongside our data center footprint without requiring entirely new infrastructure.
Both technologies are in their early stages, which is precisely why they are worth supporting now. The potential to unlock more from existing infrastructure and store energy for days are innovations that can redefine what is possible. We will continue to support the ideas and partnerships that contribute to building an energy system for America’s future developments.
