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SpaceX plans $24 billion gas plant and data center in Texas
SpaceX plans to build a gas-fired power plant and supercomputer data center at its Starbase headquarters in Texas.
The company estimates the initial stages will cost $24 billion, and says the notice covers only those early phases.
The site will cover about 180 hectares east of Brownsville, though the planned power capacity and computing scale are not yet clear.
SpaceX has been expanding into data centers, alongside its space and Starlink businesses, and the facilities could help it avoid long waits for a grid connection.
A city hearing on December 9 will consider tax breaks for the project.
Local opposition may be limited, but a newly elected Texas governor has announced a pause on approving new data centers, and it is not yet clear whether that could affect the Starbase plans.
SpaceX plans to build a gas power plant and a supercomputer data center at its Starbase headquarters in Texas, with $24 billion estimated for the project’s initial phases.
The facilities would be on a 444-acre site east of Brownsville.
SpaceX plans to build, own and operate both facilities.
A Starbase public hearing on December 9 will consider tax incentives and a development agreement for the project.
The notice does not state the planned power plant’s capacity or the data center’s computing capacity.
- Who
- SpaceX, the company founded by Elon Musk.
- What
- It plans to build a gas power plant and a supercomputer data center. The initial phases are estimated to cost $24 billion.
- When
- A public hearing is scheduled for December 9.
- Where
- Starbase, Texas, on a site east of Brownsville.
- Why
- The facilities are part of SpaceX’s plans to expand its data center and gas infrastructure. The sources say natural gas can supply data center power and be used as rocket fuel after processing and cooling.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bloomberg reported plans for a $100 billion SpaceX launch complex in Louisiana, including a power plant and rocket-fuel facility.
Bloomberg reported that SpaceX had proposed a 52.1-kilometer gas pipeline in Florida to supply fuel for Starship rockets at Cape Canaveral.
Vedomosti reported that a city notice described SpaceX’s plans for a gas power plant and supercomputer data center in Starbase.
A Starbase public hearing is scheduled to consider tax incentives and a development agreement for the project.
- Initial project investment
- $24 billion
- Site area
- 444 acres
- Site location
- East of Brownsville, Texas
- Public hearing
- December 9
- Proposed Florida pipeline
- 52.1 kilometers