An Impossibility to power planned Data Centers with existing terrestrial power generation and not disrupt the grid.

Musk’s space-AI thesis aligns with energy bottlenecks in scaling laws, as a 2024 IEA report forecasts AI data centers consuming up to 1,000 TWh annually by 2026—8% of global electricity—prompting innovations like orbital solar farms to bypass terrestrial limits without disrupting Earth’s grid.

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