Elon Musk retweeted a video on X shared by a netizen of his recent interview with Ron Baron. During the interview, Musk stated: ‘We see a feasible path to launching 100 gigawatts of AI-driven satellites powered by solar energy into orbit annually. This method can actually operate and scale AI at the lowest possible cost.’
He added: ‘For reference, the average annual electricity consumption in the United States is approximately 460 gigawatts, as the average electric load in the U.S. is 460 gigawatts. This is roughly one-quarter of the total annual electricity production in the U.S. We already have plans in place to achieve this. It’s absolutely mind-blowing.’
In another post, Musk wrote: ‘Deploying 100 gigawatts of AI in space annually will be a challenging path, but we know how to do it.’
