$1T+ US Mega-Project Pipeline: Texas Eyed as the Future Hub for AI Intelligence Deployment
NinaDSchick · x · 2026-11-02
Nina Schick shares and comments on a post listing over $1 trillion in US mega-project investments, arguing Texas is the future for building and deploying intelligence.
Key projects cited:
- $200B+: Pacific Northwest "Datacenter Alley West" hyperscale AI clusters (WA/OR/ID, planned/under construction)
- $100B: TSMC Arizona advanced semiconductor fab complex (Phoenix, under construction)
- $100B: Micron Syracuse DRAM megafab (NY, under construction)
- $100B: Intel "Silicon Heartland" megafab (OH, under construction)
- $100B: OpenAI/SoftBank/Oracle "Stargate" AI infrastructure hub (Abilene & West TX, planned/under construction)
- $50B: Micron Boise DRAM project
The original post calls the scale "not normal," underscoring an unprecedented wave of US investment in AI compute and chip manufacturing.
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