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Starlink Is Offering Half-Price Internet Near xAI Data Centers, but Critics Want the Pollution Fixed

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With roughly 2,000 reported subscribers since the offer was announced in July, compared with more than 250,000 households across Memphis, the discount appears unlikely to ease broader concerns about the company's unpermitted power generation and its environmental impact.Read Entire Article

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Colossus 2, the SpaceXAI data center in Memphis, would have reached about 946 MW of IT capacity and an estimated capital investment of $35.8 billion. Its accelerated deployment, temporarily supported by gas turbines, shows both the company’s ambition to master AI computation and the energy, regulatory and environmental limits of that race.

SpaceXAI's expansion reshapes AI infrastructure dynamics, challenging traditional hyperscalers and emphasizing energy sustainability concerns.

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Tom's Hardware broke the news on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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