"Emails between an official in the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and a representative from Trinity Consultants, obtained via a public records request by the Southern Environmental Law Center and shared with WIRED, show that xAI installed 19 portable gas turbines on its site in Southaven between late March and early May. That brings the total to 46 turbines operating at the site."
"A spreadsheet included in the email to MDEQ, has a column labeled "Total Power Output" that appears to list the megawatt capacity of each turbine on the site. xAI appears to have added more than 500 megawatts of natural gas turbines since mid-March."
"Burning natural gas can release planet-warming emissions and worsen air quality. Officials at the MDEQ and xAI did not respond to WIRED's request for comment. The additions of the new turbines to the site, dubbed Colossus 2, were first reported by Mississippi Today."
"In April, the NAACP, along with the SELC and Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit against xAI, alleging that the company had been operating a "personal power plant" in Southaven by running 27 gas turbines without the necessary permits. Ben Grillot, a lawyer with SELC, says that the organization no"
xAI added 19 portable natural gas turbines to its second data center campus in Southhaven, Mississippi, over roughly two months. Internal emails and related records show installations between late March and early May, bringing the site total to 46 turbines. A spreadsheet included in communications lists a “Total Power Output” value for each turbine, indicating more than 500 megawatts of added capacity since mid-March. The turbine expansion occurs while xAI faces a lawsuit alleging Clean Air Act violations for operating more than two dozen natural gas turbines without appropriate air permits. Burning natural gas can increase planet-warming emissions and worsen air quality. xAI and Mississippi officials did not provide comments in response to requests for input.
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