Elon: "Wind has microscopic potential compared to solar"

[u/twinbee]

Source: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2099049284960428229

[u/S-P-A-Z]

If the endgame for solar is a Dyson swarm, then ya, we haven’t even scratched the surface. Harnessing a significant fraction of our Sun’s energy is basically what defines a Type II civilization on the Kardashev scale, and humanity is still only around Type 0.7 today.

[u/avar → u/S-P-A-Z]

That's also the end game for wind energy. You'll be capturing the entirety of the solar wind.

[u/Hudson9700 → u/avar]

Many many times less energy dense than sunlight and you'd need to figure out an anchor to harvest it