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SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year

TechCrunchPublished Aug 4, 2026

SpaceX has purchased $329 million worth of Tesla Megapack battery storage devices in 2026, mainly to support its AI data centers after acquiring xAI. These batteries help manage power demand fluctuations and provide backup power for AI model training and inference.

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