Solar Panel Placement feat. XKCD

At a startup, elevator pitches are important. Hat tip to XKCD with the simplest one for space based solar power (SBSP).

Simply, solar panels in space are worth a lot more than on earth. At the extreme, almost a million times more. Of course the performance varies with location

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NASA predicted 2020’s as when SBSP would be viable

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Upmass to Orbit already exceeds what is necessary for SBSP