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   xAI Deploys Eight Converted Jet-Engine Turbines for Colossus 2

   The New York Times, citing Mississippi state permits and satellite imagery, reported that xAI installed eight converted jet-engine turbines in Mississippi to help power its Colossus 2 data center in Memphis. ProEnergy refurbished the retired General Electric engines, which are commonly found on Boeing aircraft and were adapted to burn natural gas. Each turbine is reportedly capable of producing up to 50 megawatts. The deployment offers a faster source of power than waiting years for grid connections, which have placed some AI data centers in lengthy connection queues. The Southern Environmental Law Center has challenged Mississippi’s approval of the turbines over emissions concerns, including formaldehyde and projected emissions; the reports do not state the outcome of that challenge.

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2. Oct 21
   Judge rejects xAI bid to dismiss Colossus pollution lawsuit

   U.S. District Judge Debra M. Brown denied xAI’s request to dismiss the NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit over gas turbines powering the Colossus data center in the Memphis area. The court found that the plaintiffs have statutory standing, rejected xAI’s claim that the turbines qualify as mobile sources exempt from permits, and upheld the constitutionality of Clean Air Act citizen suits, allowing the claims to proceed.

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