xAI's turbines were worst-case with no exhaust cleanup; Anthropic's may have NOx controls
austinc3301 · x · 2026-11-09
austinc3301 notes the pollution impact depends on the specific machines. He says xAI's portable gas-fired turbines were "pretty much a worst case scenario" with no exhaust cleanup, while Anthropic's units — though undocumented publicly — appear to be gas piston engines, which likely include NOx cleanup.
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