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- Dec 1, 202650% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Dec 31, 202850% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Construction of the SpaceX-Tesla Terafab Chip Plant in Grimes County
- Construction of Terafab's main chip plant in Grimes County, Texas, is due to begin on 1 December 2026, with completion planned by the end of 2028, under the state's executed JETI incentive agreement[1][2]
- The plant rises on the site of the demolished Gibbons Creek power plant, about 15 miles east of College Station[1][2]
- SpaceX and Tesla named the site on 6 August 2026; the Governor's office said the first phase is a capital investment of more than $16.8 billion, backed by a $30 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant, while SpaceX filings suggest up to $119 billion across all phases[3][4]
- More than 100 million square feet of manufacturing space is planned for logic, memory, packaging and testing, making chips for Optimus robots, Cybercabs and SpaceX's space-based data centres[3]
- The plant is expected to employ at least 3,000 people; the JETI agreement requires an average of 10 jobs a year paying $66,668 and $20 million invested in its first year, with incentives to 2038[1][3]
- Performance bonds of $12.9 million (Anderson-Shiro) and $8.2 million (Iola school district) back the agreement[1]
- Hundreds of residents raised concerns about tax breaks and transparency at a county meeting the day before the site was named[3]
- Tesla's own prototype 'Austin semiconductor fab' is being built separately at Giga Texas[1]
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- [1]50%statesman.com/business/article/elon-musk-tesla-terafab-texas-timeline-22403413.phpstatesman.com· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Dec 1, 2026 ✓· Ends Dec 31, 2028 ✓· 28% of score
Statesman, 1 September 2026: 'The agreements list a Dec. 1 construction start date and planned completion by the end of 2028'. Completion: 'planned completion by the end of 2028', a target, so the pin is estimated and ends at the exclusive boundary after 31 December 2028.
- [2]75%Terafaben.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 28, 2026· 28% of score
Encyclopedia article: 'In early September 2026, Texas[4] government filings listed a planned construction start of December 1, 2026, and completion by the end of 2028 for the Grimes County facility', on the former Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station site, with SpaceX leading the full-scale plant.
- [3]85%Tesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8B to start building 'Terafab' chip factory in Texastechcrunch.com· Published Aug 6, 2026· 22% of score
TechCrunch: Tesla and SpaceX named Grimes County as the site with an initial $16.8 billion investment, more than 100 million sq ft of manufacturing space and at least 3,000 jobs; SpaceX filings suggest up to $119 billion across phases; water from Gibbons Creek Reservoir.
- [4]90%Governor Abbott Announces SpaceX Expansion In Grimes Countygov.texas.gov· Published Aug 6, 2026· 22% of score
Texas Governor's release of 6 August 2026: 'SpaceX will construct a vertically integrated semiconductor fabrication plant in Grimes County'; the first phase is a capital investment of more than $16.8 billion creating 3,000 jobs, with a $30 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant and JETI status.
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