To date, Tesla's Gigafactory has spent more than $13.<> billion

BuildZoom is a construction consulting and data collection company
.
As part of its mission, it collects and analyzes information collected from building permit applications, which are public records
.
It just updated a year-old report
about Tesla's Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada.

To date, Tesla's Gigafactory has spent more than $1.
3 billion

This time last year, BuildZoom reported that Tesla had applied for building permits from the Storsey County Office of Community Development for less than $1 billion
.
In the year since, Tesla has applied for 112 licenses worth a total of $379.
9 million
.
The construction of the gigafactory has brought benefits to the local government, which has so far received $5.
58 million
.

Of the 112 new licences issued, 50 were annexes
to previous licences.
The appendix is a supplemental license, which is a modification
of the previous license.
The value of these permits is the additional construction cost
incurred by making changes.
These added values total $165.
6 million
.

According to BuildZoom, these are the main additions
covered by the new licenses obtained in the last 12 months.

Metrology Laboratory (8 November 2017)

Automated Metal Connection Brazing Furnace (November 8, 2017)

$179,850: Addendum to a Dangerous Goods Building (November 1, 2017)

$13.
7 million: Hot Oil Skid-Mounted Systems for Storage and Transfer of Thermal Fluids (March 13, 2017)

$10.
8 million: Air separation fields that divide the atmosphere into elemental components

$2.
6 million: Chillers that remove heat from liquids

"Many of the permits involve the installation and anchoring
of the equipment required by the plant.
Other interesting licenses include nitrogen fields, thermal energy storage tanks, and Panasonic equipment
installed in Parts B and C.
In addition, the installation and expansion of contractor accommodation indicates that the number of on-site construction personnel is increasing
.
BuildZoom reported
.

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