Press Mention Chatanooga Times Free Press November 6, 2024
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TVA board OKs 150MW of power to Elon Musk’s Memphis supercomputer
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The TVA board approved an agreement to supply approximately 150 megawatts of power to xAI's Colossus supercomputer facility in Memphis, a massive artificial intelligence computing center founded by Elon Musk housed in a former Electrolux manufacturing plant. The article reports on the utility's decision but does not include any direct quotes from SACE or reference the organization.
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TVA board OKs 150 megawatts of power to Elon Musk's Memphis supercomputer
November 7, 2024
by
David Floyd
| Updated November 8, 2024 at 12:56 a.m.
Elon Musk's supercomputer in Memphis will receive about 150 megawatts of power from the Tennessee Valley Authority under an agreement approved Thursday by the utility's board of directors.
A startup focused on artificial intelligence founded by Musk, xAI has built a massive supercomputer, dubbed Colossus, in a former Electrolux manufacturing facility in Memphis. The company says it's guided by a mission to advance the collective understanding of the universe.