Jesse Peltan
@JessePeltan · Dec 22, 2025
This is also why beaming solar from space doesn’t work at scale.
Mirrors or microwaves providing energy equivalent to more than a trivial fraction of Earth’s sunlight would cook the planet.
We are ultimately limited in heat rejection by surface area, which is why continued
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
I think I’ve been asked about this over 1000 times.
It’s not economically sensible at small scale and would vaporize Earth at large scale 😂
08:06 PM · December 22, 2025 · 204.3K views
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