SpaceX looks set to power its TeraFab semiconductor campus in Texas via on-site generation and battery storage, rather than seek a connection to the grid.
– SpaceX
According to a tax-abatement agreement with Grimes County, the facility, when complete, is “expected to be powered by electricity generated by on-site power plant(s) and [is] not expected to use electricity from the grid.” The agreement has been fully executed.
The agreement said that the site is “expected to include semiconductor manufacturing facilities; natural gas-fired power plants, and artificial intelligence facilities to be used in conjunction with the manufacturing process.” In addition, the agreement directly referenced the construction of a battery storage facility to supplement power to the site. The capacity of the proposed facilities was not disclosed.
The company has also set out plans for the use of water and wastewater at the campus, with the agreement stating that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to control water use and promote water reuse, alongside the construction of an onsite wastewater-treatment facility.
