SpaceX outlined a proposal for a 747-acre data center campus near Willcox Playa in Cochise County, Arizona, at a community meeting on November 4, 2026, The Arizona Republic reported. SpaceX wants to build and operate the campus. Nearly 300 people attended the meeting, held in an elementary school auditorium.
Online commenters framed the stakes around groundwater, energy costs and the campus’s potential effects on nearby communities.
What commenters said about the proposal
Some commenters on a News 4 Tucson KVOA-TV video about the meeting raised concerns about groundwater, noise, light, heat, cooling and energy costs. Others argued that the campus could use closed-loop cooling, lower electricity bills or bring tax benefits. Those were commenters’ views about possible risks and benefits.
