SpaceX eyed as largest VR200 buyer in 2027: 20K racks, ~$300B total
bookwormengr · x · 2026-10-28
A leak claims SpaceX is set to be the largest VR200 buyer in 2027, with 30K racks of demand, 20K racks locked in, tied to 10GW of power.
@bookwormengr corrects and refines the math:
- With a 1.15 PUE datacenter, 20K VR200 systems actually need 5GW, not 10GW
- At roughly $10M per rack (wild figures range $6M–10M), racks alone total $200B; adding network, facilities and cooling brings the total to $300B
- That works out to $60B per GW, matching his prior expectations
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