By Eric Peters, CIO of One River ASset Management

“It’s increasingly difficult to build power plants on the ground - very few people want one in their backyard,” said Elon Musk, describing one of a multitude of constraints separating humanity from its infinite potential. “If you wanted to double US electricity usage, you’d have to build twice as many power plants, and most communities aren’t excited about that. But if we go to space, we can go far beyond Earth’s electricity generation,” he continued.