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Elon Musk's Gas-Powered xAI Data Centers Are Running Into A Big Problem With Locals

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Elon Musk's xAI has far more gas generators near Memphis than it publicly acknowledged. Conveniently, most are just across the state line in Mississippi.
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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company now supplies its supercomputers with former aircraft engines converted into electric generators. Eight jet engine turbines, modified to burn natural gas, were installed at the Colossus 2 data centre site in Mississippi, the data centre being Memphis. The information is reported by the New York Times, which relies on state permits and satellite images. Boeing reactors reconditioned by ProEnergy The engi…

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BGR broke the news in Fishers, United States on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
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