Yesterday's graphic showed that Tesla's first gigafactory will eventually expand to about ten million square feet. Nevada will have to continue to adapt to the presence of the gigafactory.
It's about trade-offs. Emergency services and shortage of housing have challenged the region, but there are also benefits.
Because Tesla needs a skilled workforce, they're funding science and engineering programs at local schools. A better educated populace is an undeniable benefit.
One 19-year-old employee from Las Vegas began her job at $14.50/hour but has raised her ambitions. Tesla is paying for technician training for her, and she now aims to be an engineer. She says, "Tesla kind of helped me figure out myself."
Thousands of new jobs (with average pay of $30/hour) have arrived in northern Nevada, and Tesla is helping people learn enough to do them. As for the new load on local government services (roads, emergency calls, etc.), eventually the tax deal Tesla got from the state will run out . . and the state will be taking in millions of tax dollars from their famous new resident business.
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