# xAI Memphis runs on burning gas, not the grid

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2025-06-03
- **Theme:** Energy & AI — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/
- **Source:** Scaling Web3 and AI through DePIN with Greg Osuri! (Secret Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:16:00 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWw18D8zUto&t=960s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/2025-06-03-xai-memphis-runs-on-burning-gas-not-the-grid-slfu/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "xAI Memphis runs on burning gas, not the grid," Scaling Web3 and AI through DePIN with Greg Osuri! (Secret Network), 3 Jun 2025, 00:16:00. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWw18D8zUto&t=960s

## Quote — verbatim

> The xAI data center in Memphis is only deriving about 7 megawatts from the grid. The rest of, like, the 143 megawatt comes from burning the gas. We're talking about Elon Musk burning gas.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Evidence for the grid shortfall; later (00:41:19–00:42:01) he notes increased respiratory illness in South Memphis and a looming lawsuit against xAI.