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Petrino1
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10:41a, 2/24/25
Great news for Houston. Looks like Apple plans to build a 250k sq ft facility in Houston that will create thousands of jobs locally. Seems like Houston is slowly getting more and more tech related jobs.

Any idea where this facility will be built?

https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/apple-houston-expansion-new-jobs-ai-manufacturing/285-d1a4e19b-cf27-4e9d-b351-c648b72c3003
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10:50a, 2/24/25
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Colony Ridge obviously.
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11:01a, 2/24/25
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Just south of Sam Houston Race Park
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In reply to Petrino1 • 11:42a, 2/24/25
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think you missed a zero on that square footage....otherwise those thousands of people are going to be quite cramped.
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11:59a, 2/24/25
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build it where the Astrodome sits
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12:19p, 2/24/25
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Centerpoint territory...bold move by Apple.
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6:45p, 2/24/25
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I hope they contribute a lot of $$$ to the grid to make sure we don't have power supply issues.

But I doubt it. They'll get an exception and pay pennies on the dollar for their electricity, and Centerpoint will pass on the extra cost to the residents.
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6:50p, 2/24/25
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They'll probably install a 138k line to the facility, designed and built to withstand hurricanes, then drop the voltage to what they need on site.

While neglecting to do ANY maintenance on residential lines like they have been.

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7:07p, 2/24/25
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Quote:
Any idea where this facility will be built?


Flood plain for sure
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7:11p, 2/24/25
Those in the know in west Katy and Brookshire think it is going to be in the Woods road area in those massive buildings in the area.
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7:23p, 2/24/25
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249/BW8
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In reply to P.H. Dexippus • 9:21p, 2/24/25
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P.H. Dexippus said:
249/BW8
Right by a power plant.
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In reply to BQ_90 • 5:19a, 2/25/25
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I laughed because of how true.
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6:07a, 2/25/25
Hurricanes? - check
Floods a lot? - check
Frequent Power outages? - check
Horrible unchecked crime? - check
Nightmarish traffic? - check
******ed governance? - check
Hellish 9-month summers? - check

Let's build it there!!





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In reply to buddybee • 6:27a, 2/25/25
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they gonna take up the spot held by the future disneyland??
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In reply to AJ02 • 8:55a, 2/25/25
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AJ02 said:
I hope they contribute a lot of $$$ to the grid to make sure we don't have power supply issues.

But I doubt it. They'll get an exception and pay pennies on the dollar for their electricity, and Centerpoint will pass on the extra cost to the residents.


I'd be shocked if it didn't have a dedicated generation facility built with it.
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In reply to Bassmaster • 9:09a, 2/25/25
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Bassmaster said:
AJ02 said:
I hope they contribute a lot of $$$ to the grid to make sure we don't have power supply issues.

But I doubt it. They'll get an exception and pay pennies on the dollar for their electricity, and Centerpoint will pass on the extra cost to the residents.


I'd be shocked if it didn't have a dedicated generation facility built with it.
Why? If the reported location is accurate, they will be less than a mile from NRG's generating station at 249/BW8.
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In reply to txags92 • 9:27a, 2/25/25
I would be a little surprised if they built out the infrastructure to take power from that plant directly. That is both expensive and I don't think that plant is one of the cheaper ones.
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In reply to Bassmaster • 9:39a, 2/25/25
Bassmaster said:
AJ02 said:
I hope they contribute a lot of $$$ to the grid to make sure we don't have power supply issues.

But I doubt it. They'll get an exception and pay pennies on the dollar for their electricity, and Centerpoint will pass on the extra cost to the residents.


I'd be shocked if it didn't have a dedicated generation facility built with it.

They will likely build a windfarm in west texas. There is a 0 percent chance apple builds a Nat gas power plant. Or enters into a PPA with a company that will build one.
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9:42a, 2/25/25
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All the technicians they hire can go bathe in Greens Bayou.
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11:39a, 2/25/25
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I vote for renaming the once desirable(ish) nearby residential and commercial area to Tandoorbrook. It is ripe for a cultural gentrification.
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In reply to Mega Lops • 11:41a, 2/25/25
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I vote for renaming the once desirable(ish) nearby residential and commercial area to Tandoorbrook. It is ripe for a cultural gentrification.
Should be entertaining to watch them mingle with the residents along the east end of 1960 between 249 and I-45.
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12:12p, 2/25/25
Server manufacturing plant
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10:40p, 2/25/25
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I've heard it'll actually be a Foxconn facility. They actually already have several sites along 249/8. Not sure if true but heard this from a source who competes with Foxconn and is in the server business
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In reply to Petrino1 • 6:11p, 2/26/25
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Petrino1 said:
Great news for Houston. Looks like Apple plans to build a 250k sq ft facility in Houston that will create thousands of jobs locally. Seems like Houston is slowly getting more and more tech related jobs.

Any idea where this facility will be built?

https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/apple-houston-expansion-new-jobs-ai-manufacturing/285-d1a4e19b-cf27-4e9d-b351-c648b72c3003

The jobs wont be long lived. Post construction it will be 1/10 or less the number required to build and configure the thing. The WSJ just had an article about this today on this very topic.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai-data-center-job-creation-48038b67
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6:34p, 2/26/25
Construction jobs don't last past project completion? I hope the guys in construction find out about this.
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6:45p, 2/26/25
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OP said thousands of jobs. There won't be thousands of jobs. That's my only point.

Good jobs though for those that land them.
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In reply to tamuags08 • 10:07p, 2/26/25
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tamuags08 said:
Petrino1 said:
Great news for Houston. Looks like Apple plans to build a 250k sq ft facility in Houston that will create thousands of jobs locally. Seems like Houston is slowly getting more and more tech related jobs.

Any idea where this facility will be built?

https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/apple-houston-expansion-new-jobs-ai-manufacturing/285-d1a4e19b-cf27-4e9d-b351-c648b72c3003

The jobs wont be long lived. Post construction it will be 1/10 or less the number required to build and configure the thing. The WSJ just had an article about this today on this very topic.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai-data-center-job-creation-48038b67


Not an IT guy but pretty sure a data center is not the same as a manufacturing facility.
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In reply to Ducks4brkfast • 10:47p, 2/26/25
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True but the Foxconns of the world do oftentimes have replicas of their clients' (hyperscalers) data centers on-site where they test out new manufacturing processes and technologies (liquid cooling, solder cold plate, etc)
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In reply to Ducks4brkfast • 7:55a, 2/27/25
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Ducks4brkfast said:
tamuags08 said:
Petrino1 said:
Great news for Houston. Looks like Apple plans to build a 250k sq ft facility in Houston that will create thousands of jobs locally. Seems like Houston is slowly getting more and more tech related jobs.

Any idea where this facility will be built?

https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/apple-houston-expansion-new-jobs-ai-manufacturing/285-d1a4e19b-cf27-4e9d-b351-c648b72c3003

The jobs wont be long lived. Post construction it will be 1/10 or less the number required to build and configure the thing. The WSJ just had an article about this today on this very topic.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai-data-center-job-creation-48038b67


Not an IT guy but pretty sure a data center is not the same as a manufacturing facility.


Whoops, totally missed that. This one is on me.
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In reply to Ducks4brkfast • 8:06a, 2/27/25
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Ducks4brkfast said:
Not an IT guy but pretty sure a data center is not the same as a manufacturing facility.
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