US court rejects xAI's bid to dismiss NAACP's Clean Air Act suit over gas turbines powering its Colossus data centers
A federal court in Northern Mississippi on Oct. 30 (US time) denied xAI's motion to dismiss the NAACP's Clean Air Act suit over unpermitted gas turbines in Southaven that power its Colossus data centers. xAI, now owned by SpaceX, argued the turbines were exempt 'mobile sources' and citizen suits are unconstitutional; the judge rejected both. It rejected a DOJ dismissal bid about two weeks earlier.
Why it matters
The case now moves forward on the question of whether AI data centers may run on-site gas turbines without air permits, an approach several AI companies use to add power quickly.
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