SpaceXAI to Phase Out Unpermitted Turbines, Replacing With 1.2GW Plant by 2027
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SpaceXAI will begin removing 69 unpermitted gas turbines powering its Memphis-area data center, replacing them with a new 1.2GW plant in Mississippi; removal starts August 2026 and is slated to finish by July 2027 under a Clean Air Act permit, amid an NAACP lawsuit alleging pollution; SpaceXAI says air quality currently meets EPA standards, while the DOJ seeks dismissal of the case.
- SpaceXAI says it will take a year to fully remove unpermitted gas turbines from its Mississippi data center Engadget
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- SpaceXAI to remove 69 temporary turbines at Southaven facility by 2027 WREG.com
- SpaceX faces House Energy Committee demand to tour its AI data centers in Memphis CNBC
- US House Democrat asks Musk to answer for polluting xAI data centers Yahoo! Finance Canada
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