SpaceX plans Texas data center

(CNN)– SpaceX wants to build and operate a data center in its company town of Starbase, Texas, according to a public hearing notice on the city’s website.

The proposal is for a massive gas-fired power plant and super-computing facility.

The project is designed to be built in phases.

The estimated cost for the initial phase is $24 billion.

The Starbase City Commission will formally consider the proposal at a meeting on December 9.