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SpaceX plans to spend more than $74 billion to build AI supercomputing parks in Texas and Arizona to expand its computing power and create a large number of jobs. It also faces local censorship and opposition.
spacex On the 12th, it said it planned to invest more than US$74 billiontexas with starbase baseArizona A total of two super computing parks were built to further expand the artificial intelligence (AI) computing layout.
SpaceX released a statement on its official website saying it expected to spend more than $24 billion at the Starbase base to build a gas-fired power plant and supercomputing facilities on approximately 444 acres of land. It will generate its own electricity instead of drawing power from the public grid.
The Starbase City Council is scheduled to review the property tax exemption case for the project on Dec. 9. SpaceX said the Texas project has created more than 3,000 construction jobs and is expected to support more than 500 permanent jobs after formal operations.
SpaceX will also invest approximately US$50 billion to build a computing park in Cochise County, Arizona, which is expected to create approximately 5,500 construction jobs and 1,000 permanent jobs.
It is unclear whether the park will rely on natural gas. SpaceX said it is working with local electric cooperatives to utilize existing renewable resources and use dry cooling instead of industrial groundwater. This scheme is expected to reduce the electricity bills of cooperative members by up to 20%.
Plans for the complex still must be approved by Cochise County, with a public hearing expected to be held in December, but the facility has faced opposition. A petition signed by 2,400 people calls on authorities to reject the application.
More than half of SpaceX’s revenue last quarter came from its AI division, highlighting that its business has expanded significantly beyond rockets and the Starlink satellite network.
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SpaceX plans to build two supercomputing parks at Starbase Base in Texas and Cochise County, Arizona, with a total investment of more than US$74 billion to expand artificial intelligence computing capabilities and related business layout.
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Starbase Park in Texas is expected to invest more than US$24 billion to build a gas-fired power plant and supercomputing facilities on approximately 444 acres of land, and will use self-generated power generation rather than drawing power from the public grid.
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The Arizona park is expected to entail an investment of approximately US$50 billion and create approximately 5,500 construction jobs and 1,000 permanent jobs. However, the plan still needs approval, and 2,400 people have signed a petition to reject it, which is highly controversial.
