Elon Musk quietly picks up mobile gas generation company APR Energy - report
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Elon Musk has acquired mobile natural gas generator developer APR Energy to help fuel his company's data center expansion.
Key facts
XAI used a loophole in the Clean Air Act to operate as many as 35 turbines without a permit for a year at its Colossus 1 data center, but last year local regulators granted a permit to operate 15
Elon Musk’s xAI has been in hot water over recent years due to its use of unpermitted gas turbines at its Colossus 1 and 2 data centers in Memphis, Tennessee, and Southaven, Mississippi, respectively
The company subsequently deployed 19 turbines at its Colossus 2 data center earlier this year
It followed up in June 2025 by announcing that it had obtained approval from state regulators to proceed with developing an 800-acre data center in Pampa, Texas
Summary
According to reporting by Electrek, the acquisition was made public only because of an early termination notice from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approving it without requiring further review. APR already has a firm foothold in the data center sector. It followed up in June 2025 by announcing that it had obtained approval from state regulators to proceed with developing an 800-acre data center in Pampa, Texas. Elon Musk’s xAI has been in hot water over recent years due to its use of unpermitted gas turbines at its Colossus 1 and 2 data centers in Memphis, Tennessee, and Southaven, Mississippi, respectively.