Energy companies have raised $12.6 billion in IPOs so far in 2026, nearly tripling 2025's full-year total of $4.3 billion. Investors are chasing next-gen bets like nuclear fusion and space-based solar as AI's power needs balloon.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has signed a 1-gigawatt space solar deal with Overview Energy. Solar PV led every new source of U.S. power capacity for 28 straight months through the end of 2025, making up 72.6 percent of all electricity additions.
The artificial intelligence boom has created an era of unprecedented uncertainty in the global economy. Large language models are evolving as quickly as they are being integrated, creating a major headache for anyone trying to project their future impact or even their current energy footprint.
Energy companies are raising money at IPO at their fastest pace this century, taking advantage of investors’ hunt for new ways to bet on the boom in power-intensive AI data centers.
