xAI gets permits for 15 natural gas generators at Memphis data center
County Regulators granted XAI permits yesterday to exploit 15 natural gas turbines in the data center outside Memphis, despite the threat of a lawsuit.
The AI company of Elon Musk operated on no fewer than 35 generators without permits, said the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC). In total they can produce up to 421 Megawatt electricity. The legal organization has said that the Xai will sue for violations of the Clean Air Act on behalf of the NACP.
The company recently collected $ 10 billion, equally divided between debts and equity.
The permit Published by the Shelby County Health Department says that Xai 15 Solar SMT-130 generators can operate with certain emission controls, which can generate up to 247 Megawatts. According to the SELC, the company has already operated eight of the same model without permits, although the group has added that those who are in operation have the correct pollution controls.
Under the conditions of the permit, XAI may still be allowed to broadcast considerable quantities of pollution on a rolling basis of 12 months, including 87 tons of smog -forming NOX94 tons of carbon monoxide, 85 tons of volatile organic compounds, 73 tons of particle -shaped pollution and almost 14 tonnes of dangerous air pollutants, including 9.8 tons of formaldehyde, a well -known carcinogen. The company must keep track of its own emission records.
Before the permit was issued, a Memphis community group said it had done that $ 250,000 in funds Pay for an independent air quality study.
The city of Memphis carried out its own air quality tests in June, although the SELC expressed various concerns about the way the tests were performed.
The test contractor did not measure the ozone levels, noticed the SELC, and the tests were performed on days when the Wind Xai’s pollution bleaches away from the two nearest test sites. The contractor also placed the test equipment directly against or in the vicinity of buildings, which can disrupt the results.
Previously the health department claimed That it was not the authority to allow ‘mobile’ gas -fired turbines if they were in operation for less than 364 days and said that the EPA was the relevant regulator under those circumstances. The SELC said that the interpretation of the law was “incorrect” and the letter that justified inactivity was “without any legal analysis”.
