Overview

• On June 17, the NAACP, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue xAI under the Clean Air Act.
• Investigations found at least 35 methane turbines powering the Colossus facility without required preconstruction or operating air permits.
• The turbines release nitrogen oxides, formaldehyde and other smog-forming pollutants that exacerbate Memphis’s poor air quality and heighten cancer risks in nearby Boxtown.
• xAI maintains its temporary power units comply with all applicable laws and plans to install emissions-reducing technology on remaining turbines.
• The Shelby County Health Department is now reviewing xAI’s permit application to legally operate up to 15 gas turbines at the data center.