Thermal Drone Footage Shows Musk’s AI Power Plant Flouting Clean Air Regulations

A Floodlight visual investigation reveals that xAI is operating more than a dozen unpermitted gas turbines at its facility in Southaven, Mississippi, to power its data centers, in violation of Clean Air Act requirements that the EPA recently reiterated. Residents report severe noise and air pollution concerns, with the facility potentially emitting over 6 million tons of greenhouse gases and 1,300 tons of health-harming pollutants annually. State regulators claim the turbines are exempt as portable units, while former EPA enforcement officials call the operation illegal. Community members have mobilized with petitions and public protests demanding the plant be shut down.