xAI Expands Colossus 2 Turbine Fleet Amid Permitting Battle
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xAI added 19 portable natural gas turbines to its Colossus 2 data center in Southaven, Mississippi, bringing the total to 46 turbines and over 500 MW of output as the NAACP and environmental groups sue over alleged Clean Air Act permit violations; regulators say the portable units are under review and will determine how many more can be added.
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- Elon Musk Just Can't Stop (Potentially) Violating The Clean Air Act Engadget
- Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center TechCrunch
- xAI now has 46 gas turbines without air permits. Mississippi Today
- Industrial redlining: Data centers repeating historic pattern of harm The Invading Sea
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