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rick

T2 · manager / operator

SemiAnalysis data center permitting and construction expert; tracked 1M+ US sites for power/warehouse availability, turbine supply, and labor bottlenecks.

3 calls·3 names·33% bull·last heard 2 months ago·SemiAnalysis
track record

no scored calls yet — needs a stated position or a categorical verdict, with a matured window vs SPY

top calls

highest conviction · one per company
1stmedium conviction
$GOOGLGoogle

Google signed SpaceX emergency capacity deal but losing frontier AI talent despite $300B capex

Google signed SpaceX on-demand deal with 90-day cancellation for immediate GPU needs but plans to cancel in 6 months. Meanwhile, top researchers (Jeff Dean, Dave Silver, John Jumper, Noam Shazeer) are leaving to raise $1-2B seed rounds because Google won't allocate 1% of $300B capex internally. Suggests structural inability to compete at frontier despite massive spend.

SemiAnalysis2026-08episode →
2ndmedium conviction
$CRUSOECrusoe

Crusoe best modular builder but Elon uses 3x less labor

Crusoe achieves best-in-class modular data center construction but SpaceX's Colossus 2 used ~3,000 workers/GW vs Crusoe's ~9,000, via Chinese prefabrication.

SemiAnalysis2026-08episode →
3rdlow conviction
$TSLATesla

Tesla batteries provide redundancy for SpaceX data centers

Tesla's battery supply enables SpaceX to reduce backup generator redundancy, accelerating data center deployment timelines.

SemiAnalysis2026-08episode →

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recurring themes

  • Space Economy1
  • Grid & Power Infrastructure1
  • AI Geopolitics & Export Controls1
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$GOOGL
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Google
MEDrick·SemiAnalysis·2 months ago·Ep. 024 - SpaceX's 10GW Plan Drives $300B ARR by 2027 (Datacenter, Energy)
Google signed SpaceX emergency capacity deal but losing frontier AI talent despite $300B capex
Google signed SpaceX on-demand deal with 90-day cancellation for immediate GPU needs but plans to cancel in 6 months. Meanwhile, top researchers (Jeff Dean, Dave Silver, John Jumper, Noam Shazeer) are leaving to raise $1-2B seed rounds because Google won't allocate 1% of $300B capex internally. Suggests structural inability to compete at frontier despite massive spend.
"we think Google is not going to be able to like uh compete at the frontier, but Microsoft is at the frontier thanks to OpenAI... it's shocking to see people like Jeff Dean leave a…"
31:30
$TSLA
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Tesla
LOWrick·SemiAnalysis·2 months ago·Ep. 024 - SpaceX's 10GW Plan Drives $300B ARR by 2027 (Datacenter, Energy)
Tesla batteries provide redundancy for SpaceX data centers
Tesla's battery supply enables SpaceX to reduce backup generator redundancy, accelerating data center deployment timelines.
"they bring a lot of batteries from Tesla as well which helps on the redundancy."
25:15
$CRUSOE
Crusoe
MEDrick·SemiAnalysis·2 months ago·Ep. 024 - SpaceX's 10GW Plan Drives $300B ARR by 2027 (Datacenter, Energy)
Crusoe best modular builder but Elon uses 3x less labor
Crusoe achieves best-in-class modular data center construction but SpaceX's Colossus 2 used ~3,000 workers/GW vs Crusoe's ~9,000, via Chinese prefabrication.
"Cruso for example. They're amazing at what they do and yet somehow Elon needs 3x less people than them, right?"
19:29
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Space Economytailwind
SpaceX leverages rocket expertise for unconventional data center speed
SpaceX applies SpaceX/Tesla supply chain mastery (Chinese electrical prefab, mobile turbines, warehouse conversions, private transmission lines) to deploy 10GW in 18 months vs industry 18-24 months, using 3x less labor than best modular builders.
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Grid & Power Infrastructuretailwind
Gas turbines and warehouse sites enable 10GW rapid deployment bypassing grid interconnection queues
SpaceX leverages 9-10GW of turbines already on order/in operation, plus 7GW unidentified turbines on secondary markets. Warehouse sites (1M sq ft = 1-2GW) with nearby gas pipelines allow greenfield builds in months. Mobile turbines and private transmission wires bypass permitting. This model solves the 12-18 month grid interconnection bottleneck constraining the industry.
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AI Geopolitics & Export Controlsmixed
Chinese electrical supply chains critical for US data center speed
SpaceX leverages deep Chinese supply chain relationships (from Tesla/Shanghai) for pre-assembled electrical modules, bypassing US lead times. Chinese SKUs (Huawei) also running open-source frontier models (Kimi, DeepSeek), creating parallel AI hardware ecosystem.