SpaceXAI to Remove 69 Temporary Turbines at Southaven Facility by 2027
The company will replace the temporary gas turbines with a 1.2 GW permanent plant as it faces pollution lawsuits and community backlash.
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SpaceXAI to remove 69 temporary turbines at Southaven facility by 2027
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- SpaceXAI, formerly known as xAI, has agreed with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to remove all 69 temporary turbines at its Southaven data center. SpaceXAI said in a press release that it is rapidly removing the mobile turbines as it brings online permanent power from a 1.2 GW power plant being constructed [...]
SpaceX representatives have officially announced their intention to decommission 69 gas turbine units powering the Colossus xAI computing complex near Memphis by July 2027. The current equipment will continue to operate until construction of a 1.2 GW stationary power plant is completed. The operation of these units has already sparked a legal dispute: the NAACP, together with the Southern Environmental Law Center, is accusing xAI of launching eq…
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