SpaceX plans $74 billion of AI computing campuses in Arizona and Texas
Elon Musk’s company says an Arizona supercompute campus will cost about $50 billion, while a planned data centre and power plant at Starbase faces scrutiny in Texas.
SpaceX announced plans to spend $74 billion on new data centres1.
Elon Musk’s company said it plans to invest more than $74 billion in artificial intelligence computing campuses in Texas and Arizona2,3.
SpaceX said its Arizona supercompute campus will cost about $50 billion, as part of the $74 billion plan alongside its Starbase site in Texas3.
The company had developed the Arizona project under another name before going big with it3.
In Texas, SpaceX plans a $24 billion data centre and power plant on property recently annexed by Starbase, and it is seeking tax breaks for the project6.
Coverage of the Texas plan also places a facility in the Rio Grande Valley5.
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Why it matters to investors
The plan puts SpaceX among the large spenders on AI computing capacity1,2.
The $74 billion figure is about 1.5 times what SpaceX has spent on capital projects so far in 2026, by one analysis4.
That comparison sets a multi-year plan against spending already made and is not a forecast, the analysis noted4.
The split of the money is lopsided: about $50 billion of the total is earmarked for Arizona, with the Texas data centre and power plant accounting for $24 billion3,6.
Building a power plant alongside the Texas data centre ties that project to energy supply as well as computing6.
The Texas project already faces scrutiny in the state, and the company’s request for tax breaks puts part of the plan before local officials6.
The announcement adds SpaceX to the list of companies committing tens of billions of dollars to AI computing campuses1,2.
What to watch
The first point to watch is how the Texas tax-break request fares, since the Starbase project is the part of the plan already facing scrutiny6.
A second is the timetable for the Arizona campus, the largest single piece of the $74 billion total3.
Investors will also watch how SpaceX funds a plan of this size, since the published comparison with its 2026 spending covers money already spent rather than future outlays1,4.
Details on the Rio Grande Valley facility remain limited in the coverage so far5.
Sources
- SpaceX to Spend $74 Billion on New Data Centers - WSJ, wsj.com (2026-11-13)
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans over $74 billion in AI computing campuses across Texas and ..., timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2026-11-13)
- SpaceX hid behind another name in the Arizona desert, and now it’s going big - Teslarati, teslarati.com (2026-11-13)
- SpaceX Plans $74B in AI Compute, 1.5x Its 2026 Capex So Far - FourWeekMBA, fourweekmba.com (2026-11-13)
- SpaceX Plans 74 Billion Dollar Data Center Expansion, demokratis.co.id (2026-11-12)
- SpaceX’s $24 billion Starbase data center , power plant faces Texas scrutiny, expressnews.com (2026-11-13)
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