SpaceX plans $74 billion AI campuses in Texas and Arizona

SpaceX announced plans to invest more than $74 billion in two artificial-intelligence computing campuses in Texas and Arizona, expanding its computing operations alongside its rocket and satellite businesses. The projects would put more than $24 billion into a site at Starbase, Texas, and roughly $50 billion into a proposed campus in Cochise County, Arizona.

The Arizona project still requires county approval. A public hearing is scheduled for December 9, 2026, and a petition bearing 2,400 signatures asks officials to deny the permit. The hearing is a step in the approval process; the county has not yet authorized the campus.

SpaceX said its Texas project has already generated more than 3,000 construction jobs and would support more than 500 permanent positions once operating. For Arizona, the company estimates about 5,500 construction jobs and 1,000 permanent jobs. Those figures are company projections for the proposed Arizona development, rather than realized employment.

The company said it is working with local electric cooperatives and that the Arizona campus could reduce bills for cooperative members by as much as 20%. SpaceX also said the facility would use dry cooling and...