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PublishedMay 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)
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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?
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