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Retired jet engines converted to burn natural gas can have a site running within 24 months, Rystad Energy says, against about seven years for a 100-megawatt grid connection in Northern Virginia, by the International Energy Agency's figure. xAI installed eight such units in Mississippi, according to permits cited by The New York Times, and Crusoe ordered 13 from ProEnergy in April.
They burn less efficiently and pollute more than conventional turbines.
Data centers are buying rebuilt jet engines to skip the grid queue
Retired jet engines converted to burn natural gas can have a site running within 24 months, Rystad Energy says, against about seven years for a 100-megawatt grid connection in Northern Virginia, by the International Energy Agency's figure. xAI installed eight such units in Mississippi, according to permits cited by The New York Times, and Crusoe ordered 13 from ProEnergy in April. They burn less efficiently and pollute more than conventional turbines. SourcesB
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This story ran in the Afternoon Brief of November 4th 2026.