SpaceX plans to invest around $50 billion in a supercomputing campus in Arizona, using a dry-cooling system designed to reduce the facility’s reliance on water. The project is part of a wider expansion worth more than $74 billion across Arizona and Texas as the company scales up its computing infrastructure.
The proposed campus in Cochise County would use air-based cooling instead of conventional water-intensive systems. SpaceX also said it does not plan to use industrial groundwater for the facility, an important distinction for a project planned in an arid region where water availability is a major concern.
Dry cooling limits water use
The Arizona facility is expected to create around 5,500 construction jobs and 1,000 permanent positions, according to SpaceX. The company is also working with local electric cooperatives to supply electricity to the campus…