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It's dry, weather is consistent(though hot), has a robust power grid, has an engineering school who produces semiconductor grads, has a large pre-existing industrial base and has ready access to water (the plant is literally next to a 340 mile water canal that runs from the Colorado river and sits atop a water basin that has had water levels rising since the 80s).

I'm not sure there are many better places outside Oregon, California or Texas...