xAI installed 19 additional portable natural gas turbines at its Colossus 2 site in Southaven, Mississippi, raising the total number operating without permits to 46 and adding more than 500 megawatts of capacity

— NAACP and environmental groups sued xAI under the Clean Air Act

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NT#1616@NITASHATIKUOPMTmolly taft|@MOLLYTAFT

as i reported last week colossus 2 is currently operating 46 unpermitted gas turbines and is the subject of a lawsuit from the NAACP alleging violations of the Clean Air Act: https://www.wired.com/story/xai-adds-19-new-gas-turbines-despite-ongoing-lawsuit/

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QUOTE POSTMB#20Miles Brundage|@MILES_BRUNDAGE

MTmolly taft@mollytaft

as i reported last week colossus 2 is currently operating 46 unpermitted gas turbines and is the subject of a lawsuit from the NAACP alleging violations of the Clean Air Act: https://www.wired.com/story/xai-adds-19-new-gas-turbines-despite-ongoing-lawsuit/

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