xAI now has 46 gas turbines without air permits. State officials are ‘evaluating the situation’

xAI now has 46 gas turbines without air permits. State officials are ‘evaluating the situation’

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Elon Musk’s data center company, xAI, has more than doubled the number of unchecked natural gas generators at its Southaven facility since coming to Mississippi last summer. The company uses the turbines to power its two data centers just across the state line in Memphis, and is also planning to build another large center in Southaven. XAI now has 46 “temporary-mo…

Mississippi Today: xAI now has 46 gas turbines without air permits. State officials are ‘evaluating the situation’

Mississippi Today: xAI now has 46 gas turbines without air permits. State officials are ‘evaluating the situation’. “The company uses the turbines to power its two data centers just across the state line in Memphis, and is also planning to build another large center in Southaven. XAI now has 46 ‘temporary-mobile’ turbines at its Mississippi facility, according to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, up from 18 turbines when it fi…