Musk says SoftBank is defaulting on turbine orders after stockpiling power of six Hoover Dams
elonmusk · x · 2026-11-11
Elon Musk amplified a WSJ report with the claim that "SoftBank is defaulting on their turbine orders." Per WSJ, Masayoshi Son's SoftBank reserved enough gas turbines to generate the power of six Hoover Dams for AI data centers, costing the company billions in losses. Musk's comment suggests the massive energy bet is now hitting order defaults.
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