SpaceX Plans $24 Billion First Phase for Texas Power, Computing Site

SpaceX plans a Texas project pairing a gas-fired power plant with a supercomputing facility, with an estimated $24 billion initial phase and a city review of incentives ahead.

The company would build, own and operate both facilities on about 444 acres in Starbase, east of Brownsville. The project may expand through multiple phases, while the $24 billion estimate applies to the initial stage. The proposed site would bring the power plant and computing facility together within one development.

Starbase City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing at 8 p.m. ET Dec. 9 (01:00 UTC Dec. 10). Council members will consider property-tax relief and an economic development agreement tied to the project. The hearing puts the proposed incentives before local officials.

The proposal combines energy generation and supercomputing on a South Texas site. The scheduled hearing is the next concrete step in the plans.