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SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels
techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/spacexs-terafab-will-rely-on-natural-gas-power-plants-not-tesla-solar-panels/
TechCrunchSpaceX's Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels | TechCrunchThe fab is intended to build chips for data centers that will be run by SpaceX and its xAI subsidiary.
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
How is more economical to pay for a build for a fossil fuel than to sell to yourself for a renewable.
New levels of stupid.
Replying to @Squizzy@lemmy.world
Uh solar panels cost a bunch of money to make and they take a ton of space, which means buying extra land
Replying to @boonhet@sopuli.xyz
Solar panels are cheap these days and end up paying for themselves in cost savings. Especially when you own the factory that makes them.
Replying to @reddig33@lemmy.world
It’s also good advertising. “We’ve powered this data centre with our solar panels, think of what it could power for you”.