Meta is building several gigawatt-scale data centres across the U.S., including one in rural Louisiana, a project U.S. President Donald Trump has said would cost $50 billion [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Meta Platforms has signed an agreement with Overview Energy to secure power from the startup’s space-based solar energy infrastructure for the Facebook parent’s data centres by the end of the decade. Overview Energyis developing a system that can collect solar energy in space and beam it to facilities on the ground for power generation around the clock. Initial orbital demonstration of the system is expected in 2028, with commercial power delivery in 2030, the companies said. Published – April 28, 2026 10:17 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation White House to review presidential security; spotlight on line of succession Women’s reservation in Parliament: Why quotas alone won’t increase women’s representation