SpaceX plans more than $74 billion for two AI supercomputing campuses in Texas, Arizona
In brief
- SpaceX plans more than $74 billion for two AI supercomputing campuses, per Crypto Briefing.
- Starbase, Texas, gets about $24 billion; Cochise County, Arizona, about $50 billion.
- Starbase site would run off-grid on a 708- to 748-megawatt gas-fired plant.
- Tax-abatement votes and a public hearing are set for December 9, 2026.
Two very different sites
The Starbase build is the more unusual of the two (at least on paper). According to Crypto Briefing's report, the supercomputing center is designed to run independently of the power grid, with its own gas-fired power plant on a 444-acre site. That plant's expected to generate between 708 and 748 megawatts. SpaceX is also dedicating $220 million to local water infrastructure tied to the site, the outlet reported.
Arizona's a different setup. The Cochise County campus would span roughly 747 acres with capacity of up to 6 gigawatts across nine buildings, and it's expected to eventually connect to local electric cooperatives. It's designed around dry cooling methods (no industrial groundwater use is planned), per the announcement.
The jobs figures are projections. Starbase is projected to create more than 3,000 construction jobs and over 500 permanent positions; Arizona, approximately 5,500 construction jobs and 1,000 permanent ones. Combined, that's roughly 8,500 construction jobs and around 1,500 permanent positions, according to Crypto Briefing.
Why the money's going to compute
So why would a rocket company put this much into AI infrastructure? The revenue mix, as reported, offers a clue. Crypto Briefing reported that SpaceX's AI segment accounted for more than half of the company's revenue in the third quarter of 2026. Anthropic is reportedly the largest customer, contributing roughly one-third of that revenue, and Google has reportedly agreed to pay $920 million per month for computing services, according to the outlet.
The outlet also noted that SpaceX listed on public markets under the ticker SPCX in June 2026.
What happens next
Neither plan is final.
Both projects still require local approvals, and votes on tax abatements are scheduled for December 9, 2026, alongside a public hearing, Crypto Briefing reported. Until those votes happen, the $74 billion figure is a stated plan rather than a done deal.
