--- title: SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far... description: SpaceX has spent $329 million on Tesla Megapacks in 2026, with $295 million in Q2 alone. The purchases highlight the deep interconnection between Elon Musk's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-has-bought-329m-worth-of-tesla-megapacks-so-far-this-year-lubgouzq9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year | daily.dev og:description: SpaceX has spent $329 million on Tesla Megapacks in 2026, with $295 million in Q2 alone. The purchases highlight the deep interconnection between Elon Musk's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-has-bought-329m-worth-of-tesla-megapacks-so-far-this-year-lubgouzq9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LUbgoUzq9.png og:image:alt: SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SpaceX has spent $329 million on Tesla Megapacks in 2026, with $295 million in Q2 alone. The purchases highlight the deep interconnection between Elon Musk's companies — SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI (which SpaceX acquired earlier this year). The Megapacks are likely deployed at xAI data centers, where large batteries serve as backup power and help smooth out the spiky power demands of AI training and inference workloads, reducing utility costs and preventing generator overloads. xAI has also relied heavily on natural gas turbines, including dozens of unpermitted units at a Mississippi site. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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