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I have been told by a few sources but I have no proof that Intel was going to build that huge fab complex in Texas but decided against it since the Texas/ERCOT
by JaimeThompson 4y ago
I have been told by a few sources but I have no proof that Intel was going to build that huge fab complex in Texas but decided against it since the Texas/ERCOT grid was so unreliable.
Has anyone else heard this?
- api 4y agoThey are building it in Ohio now. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-announces-next-us-site-landmark-investment-ohio.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-...
- jcims 4y agoGargantuan win for Ohio. The plant itself is amazing but the support/supplier industry it brings will be tremendous. Honda has had two manufacturing plants in central Ohio for decades and 3-4 times as many people employed by the suppliers that popped up in the state than there are direct employees. Obviously the support/supply chain for Intel will be vastly different and won't be moving as much mass but it may make up for it in avg skillset and commensurate salary.
- throwtheacctawy 4y agoSmart move. Ohio has a well diversified economy and they really standout among rust belt states. I read semiconductor plants need a lot of freshwater. It is confusing why Arizona is receiving so much investment in fabs. The entire west is lacking in water. With the exception of the Seattle area; there isn't a city out West that doesn't have a major water concern. Meanwhile the Great Lakes have the largest bodies of freshwater in the world.
- JaimeThompson 4y agoI'm not on my main system right now but I remember some papers that said they require a lot of water to start but they recycle a lot of it.
- Hallucinaut 4y agoSecond largest, even collectively. Lake Baikal is REALLY deep.