SpaceX to Build Gas Power Plants for Texas Chip Facility, Adding Large Battery Arrays
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 7
SpaceX to Build Gas Power Plants for Texas Chip Facility, Adding Large Battery Arrays
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 7
Summary
SpaceX said it will build natural-gas-fired power plants and very large battery arrays to supply its semiconductor manufacturing project in Grimes County, Texas.
Riley Trettel, who oversees energy and data center development at SpaceX, told a public meeting the company is "bringing our own power" for the facility it is developing with Tesla.
The power plan is designed to support a massive chip factory tied to rising electricity needs from semiconductor production and related data-center demand.
Texas has offered the project $30 million in incentives and a 100% tax abatement, underscoring the state's push to attract large industrial and AI-linked manufacturing investments.