The power it can provide is much more reliable than power provided by solar panels on earth, so it's more economically valuable than power by solar panels on ea

The power it can provide is much more reliable than power provided by solar panels on earth, so it's more economically valuable than power by solar panels on earth. It would provide power at night and if the right microwave transmit frequencies are used, even if it's raining on the receiver. The loss through a thunderstorm isn't that bad.