Meta partners with Overview and Noon Energy to power AI data centres

Meta has announced two energy partnerships to support its AI infrastructure, teaming up with Overview Energy for space solar power and Noon Energy for ultra-long-duration storage, with up to 1 GW reserved under each agreement.

Overview Energy operates satellites in geosynchronous orbit, roughly 22,000 miles above Earth, where sunlight is constant. The satellites collect solar energy and beam it to existing ground-based solar farms as low-intensity, near-infrared light, enabling around-the-clock electricity generation without requiring additional land or grid infrastructure.

Noon Energy‘s technology relies on modular, reversible solid-oxide fuel cells and carbon-based storage, offering over 100 hours of energy storage. Meta has reserved up to 1 GW/100 GWh, with an initial 25 MW/2.5 GWh pilot demonstration expected by 2028. The company describes this as among the largest commitments to ultra-long-duration storage in the industry.

Both partnerships build on Meta’s existing energy portfolio, which includes more than 30 GW of contracted clean and renewable energy. The company is also one of the largest corporate purchasers of nuclear energy in the US, with 7.7 GW secured across agreements with Vistra, TerraPower, Oklo and Constellation Energy.

Overview Energy’s orbital demonstration is planned for 2028, with commercial delivery to the US grid potentially starting as early as 2030. Noon Energy’s demonstration project targets the same year, with its modular design allowing capacity to scale alongside Meta’s growing data centre footprint.

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