The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) has granted xAI permission to install 15 permanent natural gas turbines. The turbines will provide backup power for xAI’s data center in Memphis.

Elon Musk's AI company has been operating more than twice that number without permits for months, a legal group alleges.

Boxtown residents and supporters stand outside the Shelby County Health Department on April 30 during a protest organized by ...