Building the 1.2 Gigawatt xAI Data Center in 2025
By Brian Wang
Expanding the power capacity at xAI’s Colossus supercomputer in Memphis from 250 megawatts (MW) to 1.2 gigawatts (GW)—a nearly fivefold increase—is a complex challenge involving infrastructure, logistics, and regulatory hurdles. The Memphis XAI site has existing resources (like natural gas availability at the old Electrolux factory). This assumes typica…
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