SpaceX plans a gas-fired power plant and super-compute facility at Starbase, Texas, with an estimated US$24 billion for the first phases

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Reuters reported on 9 November, from a public hearing notice, that SpaceX has applied for a property tax abatement for a gas-fired power plant and super-compute facility in Starbase, Texas. The notice gives about US$24 billion as the estimated capital investment for the initial phases, which may be built in several phases with later expansions; SpaceX would build, own and operate the facilities. The Starbase City Commission will consider the abatement and a related economic development agreement on 9 December. The notice gives no generating capacity or computing scale. Reuters notes that building its own plant could let SpaceX avoid a years-long wait to connect to the main Texas grid, and that a SpaceX affiliate has filed plans for an 8-mile gas pipeline to Starbase scheduled for service by January 2027. These are filing details as reported, not a confirmed project size.

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