Evidence dossier · data as of 2026-07-13
Operatingin litigationunpermitted operation

xAI Colossus 1

Shelby, TN · xAI / MZX Tech → xAI

247.5 MW published operating capacity

Calculated from published unit count × unit rating. The configuration is public, but receipts for both unit-level inputs are not yet present in the export.

Machine record

What is published

Structured facts that have passed the review gate. Unknown values remain visibly unknown.

StatusOperating
Permit → power−7 months
Published units15
Permit envelopeNot published as a structured field
Solar Turbines SMT-13015 units · 16.5 MW each · 8,760 permitted hr/yr
Evidence ledger

One timeline, different evidence classes

Regulatory, operational, satellite and court records are kept separate rather than blended into one unsupported conclusion.

  1. Litigation

    NAACP moves for a preliminary injunction to shut down xAI's Memphis turbines under the Clean Air Act.

  2. Satellite Observation

    Satellite (Vantor LG01, 0.3 m): equipment yard imaged; visible units exceed 15-unit permit footprint; active vapor plume.

  3. Permit

    Shelby County Health Department 01156-01PC issued

  4. Permit

    Shelby County Health Department 01156-01PC filed

  5. Operation

    First verified power date

Primary records

Permits

Permit

Shelby County Health Department 01156-01PC

Air construction permit

issued; under appeal; CAA litigation · Filed Jan 31, 2025 · Issued Jul 2, 2025
Field-level permit receipt not yet exported
Provenance

Receipts for the facts

Each receipt keeps the publisher’s original URL and an immutable BTW archive record. Public copies appear only when redistribution has been approved.

Satellite scene

Published source

Supports: Facility Status, Facility Geo

Preserved privately; redistribution review pending
Source ↗
Appeal filing

Published source

Supports: Facility Status, Unit Unit Count, Unit Model

“Air Permit No. 01156-01PC”
Anchored quote · page 1
Preserved privately; redistribution review pending
Source ↗