WHAT 1,730 CRYSTAL PULLERS TELL US ABOUT MUSK’S 20 GW PLAN:
Musk says SpaceX has a “highly proprietary” plan to add 20 GW of power by end-2027, beyond just gas turbines.
Solar is a part of it and things are moving. China shipped 1,730 crystal pullers to the US in Jul–Sep 2026, vs. 15 in the prior 18 months. Pullers grow the silicon ingots that are sliced into wafers for solar panels. (1/3)🧵
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ELON MUSK SAYS SPACEX CAN BRING POWER ONLINE 12 TO 18 MONTHS FASTER THAN ANYONE ELSE And he has a plan to add 20 gigawatts next year On the earnings call, Musk said SpaceX $SPCX is turning on about 220,000 Nvidia $NVDA GB300 chips every month, and that pace will speed up next year. He expects to reach close to 3 gigawatts of compute in the next few months. He says he's highly confident SpaceX adds another 10 gigawatts next year, for about 13 total. The bigger plan would add 20 gigawatts, and he says the odds of getting there are "rising rapidly." He kept the details of that plan private, calling it "highly proprietary" because if he spelled it out, others would try to do the same thing. One advantage he did share comes from rocket engines. Turbine blades and vanes are one of the biggest bottlenecks in the industry, running 12 to 18 months behind the rest of the turbine. SpaceX is now casting its own, using what Musk calls the most advanced casting capability on Earth. "That means that we can bring power online 12 to 18 months faster than anyone else."
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