Data center providers are turning to old jet engines to power their output — Elon Musk's xAI installs eight…
- xAI installs eight converted jet engines to supply its Mississippi data center
- Each refurbished turbine can generate up to 50 megawatts of electricity
- Grid connection delays are pushing AI companies towards alternative power sources
Artificial intelligence companies are increasingly installing aircraft-derived turbines as conventional electricity supplies struggle to keep pace with expanding data center construction.
Elon Musk’s xAI has now placed eight refurbished jet-engine generators at its Mississippi facility, supplying additional electricity for the Colossus 2 computing complex.
The equipment offers a faster route to power than waiting years for grid connections, although its emissions have raised environmental objections.
Old aircraft engines become electricity generators
ProEnergy, a Missouri company, converts retired General Electric aircraft engines into stationary generators, adapting equipment originally designed for aviation applications.
The equipment repurposes turbines that would otherwise remain unused after leaving airline service, giving data center operators another source of dispatchable electricity.
The refurbished units...
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