SpaceX (NasdaqGS:SPCX) plans to remove unpermitted turbines at its recently acquired xAI data centers and develop a 1.2 gigawatt natural gas power plant to support xAI's compute requirements. The move follows the acquisition of xAI and focuses on regulatory compliance and large scale power infrastructure. The company is building out artificial intelligence and data capabilities around its core space and launch operations, with the xAI acquisition as a key part of that effort. The planned shift to natural gas power indicates how SpaceX may think about energy sourcing for high density compute. The commitment to buy US$2.8b of gas turbines over three years adds a sizeable, long term capital program, while the commitment to remove unpermitted turbines by July 2027 addresses regulatory risk while keeping near term compute online. For investors, this ties the SpaceX equity story more tightly to energy infrastructure, permitting timelines, and data center economics, not just launch cadence or satellite deployment.