SpaceX plans 74 billion dollar AI supercomputing campuses in Texas and Arizona
SpaceX is investing over 74 billion dollars in AI supercomputing campuses, targeting six gigawatts of capacity in each location. The projects are financed by Starship and Starlink revenues and are expected to create thousands of jobs.
SpaceX is planning over 74 billion dollars in AI supercomputing campuses across Texas and Arizona. The Texas project in Koshice County involves roughly 50 billion dollars and will scale to six gigawatts, while a 24 billion dollar site in Starbase, Arizona, will run on gas-fired power. The Arizona campus spans 747 acres with four phases, targeting six gigawatts backed by 24 gigawatt-hours of battery storage. Hearings for these projects are scheduled for December 9th.
The projects are expected to create 5,500 construction jobs and 1,000 permanent jobs in Arizona, plus over 500 permanent jobs at Starbase. SpaceX ended the third quarter with 1.7 gigawatts of nameplate compute and targets at least 10 gigawatts more in 2027. Elon Musk stated that Starship and Starlink revenue enabled the financing for these projects, noting that companies without such revenue face difficulty securing loans. He emphasized that the ability to demonstrate actual revenue from SpaceX operations was key to raising the necessary capital for this massive infrastructure expansion.