These are the community benefits if
@SpaceX builds their planned $50 billion Arizona Supercomputing Campus:
• 6,500 jobs (1,000 permanent, 5,500 construction).
• Up to $103M annually in new property tax revenue.
• 10-40% lower electricity bills projected for local SSVEC residential customers.
• Up to $250M in one-time county sales tax revenue.
• Up to $460M annually in additional benefits for Arizona electric cooperative members.
• $3.6B in grid upgrades funded by SpaceX at no cost to cooperative members.
• 24 GWh of battery storage to improve grid stability and reliability.
• Additional solar energy to reduce strain on the local grid.
• Minimal water usage, with no new wells and zero ongoing industrial water consumption projected.
• Aquifer and wildlife protection, including conservation initiatives.
• Reduced noise and light pollution through noise mitigation and dark-sky protections.
• Support for local schools, infrastructure, businesses, and essential services.