xAI to buy $2.8B in turbines amid pollution lawsuit

elon musk's xai is ramping up infrastructure spending with a $2.8 billion order for gas turbines, explicitly earmarking $2 billion for mobile units, while simultaneously battling legal action over their current deployment. the naacp sued xai last month for using 46 unregulated turbines in memphis, a move the epa ruled violates federal clean air laws because the units, though on trailers, function as stationary sources. each turbine can emit over 2,000 tons of nox annually, worsening air quality in an already heavily polluted area. spacex acknowledged the risk in its filing, stating that injunctions or permit revocations would adversely affect their ai business, yet they are doubling down on the contentious technology.