Elon Musk Buys APR Energy for Over $1 Billion to Power xAI Data Centers

3 articles · Updated · Electrek · Jul 15

$1 billion-plus for APR Energy gives Elon Musk control of more than 1 GW of mobile gas and diesel generation to supply xAI’s Grok data centers.
FTC records show the deal was cleared on May 14 without a public announcement, and APR’s trailer-mounted turbines can be installed in days and reach full power in under 10 minutes.
That fleet matches xAI’s current power strategy in Memphis, where Colossus and Colossus 2 have relied heavily on gas turbines instead of waiting for grid interconnection.
The purchase lands amid legal and environmental scrutiny after advocacy groups sued over as many as 35 allegedly unpermitted turbines near South Memphis, which they say could emit more than 2,000 tons of nitrogen oxides.
The acquisition also sharpens the contrast with Musk’s long-standing clean-energy branding, tying his AI expansion more directly to fossil-fuel generation.