SpaceX plans to invest more than $74 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the USA

In the statement made by the company, it was stated that a new large-scale supercomputer facility is planned to be established at Starbase in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, and a second supercomputer campus is planned to be established in Cochise County, Arizona.

In the statement, it was stated that more than 74 billion dollars will be invested for the 2 projects, thousands of new employment opportunities will be provided, new energy and water projects will be realized, contributing to the development of technologies that will benefit humanity and creating an opportunity to transform regional economies.

It was stated in the statement that SpaceX plans to invest more than 24 billion dollars for the new supercomputer infrastructure, on top of its current investment of more than 15 billion dollars in Starship and related infrastructure at Starbase. It was stated that the project has already created more than 3 thousand jobs during the construction phase and is expected to provide more than 500 permanent jobs when the facility becomes operational.

In the statement, it was emphasized that the facility will produce its own electricity without drawing energy from the public electricity grid, and it was noted that SpaceX also committed to invest 220 million dollars to expand the water and wastewater infrastructure of the city of Brownsville.

It was stated in the statement that a supercomputer campus worth approximately 50 billion dollars is planned to be established in the Cochise County region of Arizona, and that the project is expected to create approximately 5,500 jobs and 1000 permanent jobs during the construction phase.

In the statement, it was stated that the project, which will be carried out in cooperation with local electric cooperatives, aims to strengthen the regional energy infrastructure, benefit from existing renewable energy sources and potentially reduce the electricity bills of cooperative members by up to 20 percent.

It was shared that a dry cooling system will be used in the campus and that groundwater is not planned to be consumed for industrial purposes.

In an announcement published on the Starbase city website on November 9, it was reported that SpaceX planned to establish a natural gas-powered power plant and supercomputer facility in the city.

It was noted that the City Commission will evaluate the approval of the property tax reduction and the related economic development agreement within the scope of the project in question at the meeting to be held on December 9.