Elon Musk confirms xAI is buying an overseas power plant and shipping the whole thing to the U.S. to power its new data center — 1 million AI GPUs and up to 2 Gigawatts of power under one roof, equivalent to powering 1.9 million homes

Elon Musk's xAI is set to build million-GPU data center expected to draw up to 2 GW of power, prompting Musk to buy and import an entire power plant.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-xai-power-plant-overseas-to-power-1-million-gpus

Created 12h | Jul 4, 2025, 10:30:04 AM


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