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Why is anyone building critical infrastructure in Arizona?
Arizona has fairly consistent and predictable weather, decently reliable power grids (with access to cleaner energy sources like solar, hydro, and nuclear), and is pretty seismically stable. Plus Phoenix has been trying to set itself up as a bit of a tech hub for a while now so you have access to an existing market of skilled labor plus a supply to fresh talent from ASU (and the other universities).
Thank you for your thoughtful answer to my sassy nonsense.
Low taxes brought to you by a severely underfunded school system and absolute zero protections for climate or workers.
Yeah but at least they don't have any water.
I thought making these things requires a shitton of water. Arizona has a pretty dry climate last I checked.
As I recall that was a significant concern early on. And part of the deal was that they recycle their water, and keep the fresh water consumption below a certain level.
That way they don't have to deprive the farmers growing water hungry crops in the desert with 80% of the local water supply.
I think the area is seismically stable, which is a major factor for this kind of manufacturing.
Cheap land and tax incentives to do so.
Why not?