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According to Reuters,
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to build two supercomputing parks in Texas and Arizona, with an estimated total investment of more than US$74 billion
. Among them, the project located at the Starship Base in Texas plans to invest more than US$24 billion, and the project in Cochise County, Arizona, will invest approximately US$50 billion.
SpaceX stated that the two parks will be used to expand artificial intelligence computing infrastructure and promote the company's business to further extend from rocket launches and Starlink satellite Internet to the field of artificial intelligence. In the third quarter of this year, SpaceX’s artificial intelligence business contributed more than half of the company’s total revenue.
The Arizona project still needs approval from Cochise County government. According to the plan, it is expected to create about 5,500 jobs during the construction phase and provide about 1,000 long-term jobs after it is put into operation. SpaceX said that the park will use dry cooling technology, and there are no plans to use groundwater for industrial cooling; the company is also negotiating with local electric cooperatives, and it is expected that the project may help cooperative members reduce their electricity bills by up to 20%.
However, the project has sparked opposition from some local residents. Currently, a petition calling on the government to deny the project permit has received approximately 2,400 signatures, and the Cochise County government plans to hold a public hearing in December.
The Texas project covers an area of approximately 444 acres. It plans to build gas-fired power plants and supercomputing facilities and generate its own electricity without being connected to the public power grid. The Starship Base City Commission will consider the project’s property tax exemption on December 9. SpaceX said that the project has created more than 3,000 construction jobs and will provide more than 500 long-term jobs after official operation.
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