They produce much too high levels of nitrogen oxides, and must be regulated as combustion engines, the EPA says.
That means Musk’s and xAI’s Colossus plant will have to rethink their energy use, as they make widespread use of natural gas turbines to generate electricity for their facilities.
They will basically have to get Clean Air Act permits, and prove they aren’t harmful.
The local population have long been complaining of a rotten-egg-like stench in the atmosphere, CNBC writes, and smog is supposedly prevalent.
xAI uses 15 turbines for Colossus 1 and at one point had 59 turbines for Colossus 2, The Guardian writes.
Read more: The EPA Rule. Writeups on CNBC, Gizmodo and The Guardian.