xAI’s Memphis data center, Colossus, has become a flashpoint in the AI industry’s race for compute power. The facility, now operating 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, relies on unpermitted mobile gas turbines to meet its ene…

The Colossus site, which achieved full GPU deployment in under six months, uses mobile turbines to supplement the Memphis grid. These turbines, which emit pollutants like nitrous oxide and formaldehyde, were deployed …

Mobile gas turbines are a stopgap solution for energy-starved data centers. They’re cheaper and faster to deploy than stationary plants but burn twice as much fuel per unit of electricity generated. Daniel Cohan, a Ri…

The Memphis setup isn’t unique. Solaris Energy Infrastructure and APR Energy, which rent turbines to tech firms, have seen demand surge. APR’s CEO, Chuck Ferry, told Forbes that turbine operators are "lucky to have as…