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Elon Musk says SpaceX's secret foundry can tackle AI's power bottleneck by producing turbine parts
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Fusion42 · 5 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
SpaceX is producing turbine blades and vanes in-house at a secret facility in Bastrop, Texas to accelerate natural gas turbine production and address a critical bottleneck in powering AI data centers. This move aims to reduce delays in bringing new gas turbines online, which are necessary to supplement solar power and meet the rapidly increasing electricity demand driven by AI infrastructure growth.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 8 sources have reported it between 30 Aug 2026 and 5 Sep 2026.
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You must re-evaluate your AI infrastructure's power dependencies immediately as gas turbine availability is shifting from slow global supply chains to faster in-house production. This opens a narrow window to secure quicker access to scalable power solutions while the competition still faces long waits.
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8 sources · first reported 30 Aug 2026 · latest 5 Sep 2026
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