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META PLATFORMS ENTERS SOLAR-POWER PACT

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Meta has agreed to purchase up to a gigawatt of solar power from Overview Energy, a startup that aims to deploy satellites capable of providing power to customers on Earth. Overview is working toward an in-space demonstration in 2028. It will target commercial service two years after that. The company is currently developing the satellites along with the production lines to manufacture them.