Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) “SpaceX has just unveiled a massive new $50 billion Supercomputing Campus that th” — TopicDigg

SpaceX has just unveiled a massive new $50 billion Supercomputing Campus that they want to build in Cochise County, Arizona. All info: • Up to 6 GW across the 9 supercomputing buildings • Construction starts 2027 • Size of each supercomputing building: ~493,000 square feet. • Total supercomputing building space: 4.44 million square feet, excluding support facilities. • SSVEC residential customers are projected to see electricity bill reductions of 10–40%. • Up to 24 GWh of grid-connected battery storage to provide backup power, stabilize the regional electric grid, support local voltage, and absorb fluctuations in electricity demand. Among the largest planned battery installations in the United States. • Additional solar generation in the region is planned to supply renewable electricity during the day and reduce demand on the local grid. • No dedicated on-site power plant or fuel storage yard is planned. • Each supercomputing building will have 10 MW of natural-gas-powered standby generation for critical equipment, operating only during utility outages and periodic testing. • No gas turbines will be installed at the site. • SpaceX plans to fund $3.6 billion in grid infrastructure upgrades, transferred to AEPCO at no cost to its members. • Up to $260 million annually in additional benefits for cooperative members at full buildout, on top of residential bill reductions. • Up to $200 million annually for cooperative members statewide, in addition to SSVEC benefits. • The supercomputers will use dry cooling with a closed-loop water circulation system rather than evaporative cooling. • SpaceX projects zero ongoing industrial water consumption. • The cooling system will be filled initially, with water reused for up to 10 years. • SpaceX estimates annual water usage equivalent to approximately 20–30 Arizona residential homes. • Projected annual water use would be less than 2.5% of a single center-pivot irrigation system's annual consumption. • Permanent jobs: Approximately 1,000. • Construction jobs: Approximately 5,500. • Annual property tax revenue: Up to $103 million in estimated new annual revenue. • Regional economic benefits: SpaceX says its investment will support public education, infrastructure, essential local services, and economic development. • Local suppliers: SpaceX is encouraging suppliers to participate in construction and development of the campus. • Noise mitigation: Equipment will be positioned away from neighboring properties where possible, with setbacks and additional screening to reduce noise. • Nighttime lighting: Outdoor lighting will remain off unless work is underway, with active lights shielded and directed downward. • Dark-sky protection: The campus will comply with Cochise County's dark-sky requirements to limit light pollution. • Nighttime construction: SpaceX says it will seek waivers when nighttime construction lighting is necessary. • Wildlife protection: The campus is being designed with consideration for the region's sandhill crane wintering habitat. This campus's purpose is to build one of the world's most advanced AI supercomputing campuses to train SpaceX's superintelligence models and support scientific and engineering breakthroughs. Learn more: