Meta said Wednesday it has struck two new partnerships that it says could help power its data centers and AI infrastructure, one with Overview Energy on space-based solar energy and another with Noon Energy on long-duration storage.
The company said it will deploy up to 1 GW of orbit-to-grid energy with Overview Energy, a system that uses satellites in geosynchronous orbit roughly 22,000 miles above Earth to gather energy in space and beam it to ground-based solar facilities as low-intensity, near-infrared light. That setup could let solar farms keep producing electricity around the clock, including at night when they would normally sit idle. Meta said it is one of the first major technology companies to secure a capacity reservation for space solar energy.
Meta also said it has reserved up to 1 GW/100 GWh of ultra-long-duration energy storage capacity with Noon Energy, whose modular, reversible solid oxide fuel cells and carbon-based storage are designed to provide more than 100 hours of energy storage. The company said an initial 25 MW/2.5 GWh pilot demonstration project is expected to be completed in 2028.
Meta framed the deals as part of a broader energy buildout for its computing footprint, saying solar depends on sunlight, wind depends on weather and the grid still needs more storage to make the most of both. It said the Overview Energy partnership builds on existing solar infrastructure rather than requiring new facilities, while the Noon Energy arrangement is meant to supply storage for extended periods, not just a few hours.
The new contracts add to a large clean-energy portfolio that Meta said now tops more than 30 GW and represents billions of dollars in capital investments. The company also said it is one of the most significant corporate purchasers of nuclear energy in American history and that it is supporting 7.7 GW of nuclear energy. The latest agreements show how aggressively Meta is trying to secure power for its AI plans, while also reaching into technologies that are still far from mainstream deployment.