alt Hacker News> Even worse some data centers have been caught running on diesel generators even in places where that is illegal.
Yeah, Elon's a big fan of this tactic.
> Even worse some data centers have been caught running on diesel generators even in places where that is illegal.
Yeah, Elon's a big fan of this tactic.
Source for the above claim, although it was actually methane gas turbines: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/15/elon-musk...
> A US regulator ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power huge datacenters in Tennessee.
> xAI has been fighting for a year and a half over truck-sized gas turbines the company had parked near its Colossus 1 and 2 facilities, arguing to local authorities that the electricity-generating turbines were exempt from requirements for air quality permits.