Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more
Elon Musk's xAI is facing legal challenges due to its use of polluting gas turbines at a data center in Tennessee. Despite this, the company plans to invest $2.8 billion in additional turbines over the next three years. The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against xAI, seeking to halt its operations due to concerns about air quality.
- ▪xAI is being sued for operating unregulated gas turbines that contribute to air pollution.
- ▪The company intends to purchase $2.8 billion worth of turbines, including a $2 billion deal for mobile gas turbines.
- ▪The EPA has ruled that xAI is violating federal law by operating these turbines without proper permits.
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Elon Musk’s xAI has gotten itself in hot water over its use of polluting generators at its data center near Memphis, Tennessee. Now, it wants to buy even more of them. In SpaceX’s IPO filing, released Wednesday, the company said its xAI division will buy another $2.8 billion worth of turbines for its AI infrastructure over the next three years. One deal, worth $2 billion, is specifically for “mobile gas turbines,” the kind that it’s currently being sued over. The NAACP filed a lawsuit against xAI last month for operating dozens of unregulated gas turbines that worsen air quality in one of the most polluted parts of the country. The organization has sought an injunction against xAI’s use of the turbines. So far, xAI has been granted permits for 15 turbines.
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