One thing I don't see discussed in the comments is the trade off of resources. While water is an important resource, a quick Google show that a "Large semicondu

One thing I don't see discussed in the comments is the trade off of resources. While water is an important resource, a quick Google show that a "Large semiconductor fabs use as much as 100 megawatt-hours of power each hour, which is more than many automotive plants or oil refineries do." [1] If you look at a cost analysis, I'm sure the price of energy far outweighs the total price of getting their water for the plant. By building in AZ, which has the ability to get a lot of solar and cheaper energy, they can reduce that cost dramatically, so the economics can still seem viable. My company is also energy constrained and we went through a similar analysis recently. It's hard to say no when you can cut your energy costs literally by a third. [1]: https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/dotcom/client_service/operations/pdfs/bringing_fabenergyefficiency.ashx#:~:text=A%20typical%20semiconductor%20fabrication%20plant,year%20as%20about%2050%2C000%20homes.&text=Large%20semiconductor%20fabs%20use%20as,plants%20or%20oil%20refineries%20do https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/dotcom/client_serv....