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Musk's Faster Path to More Gas Turbines Comes with Pollution Problem

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Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and others') turbines have gone in.

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SpaceX plans to internally manufacture the wires and fixed turbine components to reduce the wait for generators for Elon Musk's AI data centers by up to 18 months. The decision exposes the energy bottleneck that threatens the expansion of this industry and the growing dependence on natural gas while solar energy is still not enough to cover all demand.

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The Information broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
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