xAI gets permits for 15 natural gas generators at Memphis data center

County regulators have allowed the XAII to operate five natural gas turbines at its data center outside Memphis yesterday, despite the threat of litigation.

The Southern Environment Law Center (SELC) said Elon Mask’s AI company operates about 35 generators without permits. Overall, they are able to produce 421 MW of electricity. The legal agency has said it It will sue jai Clean Air Act on behalf of NAACP for violation.

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The Permission The Shelby County Health Department says that XAI can operate 15 solar SMT -130 generators with specific emission controls, which can generate up to 247 MW. According to the SELC, the company has already operated eight of the same model without permission, though the group has added that the operation has proper pollution control.

In terms of permits, Jai will still be allowed to emit significant amounts of pollution on a 12-month basis on a 12-month basis, including 87 tons of smoke-construct_X94 tons of carbon monoxide, 85 tonnes of unstable organic compounds, 73 tons of particulate contamination and about 14 tons of dangerous air pollutants, including 9.8 ton formaldehyde, contains a known carcinogen. The company has to record its own emission record.

Before the permit was issued, a Memphis community group said that it was $ 250,000 Pay for an independent air quality study.

Memphis city Has performed its own air quality test in JuneAlthough the SELC tests raised several concerns about how it was performed.

The testing contractor did not measure the ozone layers, the SELC mentioned and the tests were done on days when the air was blowing Jai’s contamination away from two nearest test sites. The contractor also placed the testing tools directly or near the building or nearby, which could interfere with the results.

Previously, the Department of Health Claim The EPA was relevant controller in these situations that “mobile” gas-boiling turbines were launched for less than 364 days. SELC said that the explanation of the law was “wrong” and the letter proved to be the justified of inaction was “without any legal analysis”.