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Tuesday 10 November 2026

SpaceX seeks tax break for $24bn Starbase gas plant

SpaceX wants a tax break for a gas power plant and a super-compute facility at Starbase worth about US$24 billion. A hearing is set for 9 December.

Harper Quinn Wednesday 11 November 2026, open calendar5 min read

Photo: Alexander Hatley / Flickr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized.

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SpaceX wants a tax break to build a gas-fired power plant and what its home town calls a "super-compute facility" at Starbase, Texas. The price tag on the first stages alone is about US$24 billion.

The Starbase sign, storage tanks and cranes at SpaceX's Boca Chica site — Photo: Alexander Hatley / Flickr, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized.

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