SpaceX Sets 2027 Deadline to Phase Out Mobile Turbines at Colossus Data Center

SpaceX and its xAI unit agreed with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to remove all 69 temporary mobile gas turbines powering the Colossus data-center site by July 2027, with removal to begin as soon as August as a permanent 1.2 GW natural-gas plant comes online; the arrangement follows a lawsuit by the NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center alleging operation without a permit, a claim the DOJ has supported xAI on. SpaceX uses Colossus for Grok model training and has leased capacity to other AI firms like Anthropic, while signaling a multi‑billion-dollar turbine purchase and a massive AI total addressable market as part of its SpaceX–xAI strategy.