Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)
Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the "solar-electric economy" he promised?
What happened?
Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the "solar-electric economy" he promised?
Story details
Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers.
What happened to the "solar-electric economy" he promised?
Why it matters
This story helps build a stronger internal English tech archive around Technology, giving search visitors more reasons to keep browsing the site instead of bouncing after a single headline.
Original source
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/elon-musk-has-given-up-on-solar-power-on-earth/