Elon Musk's xAI wants to build a power plant in Mississippi. Regulators plan a key meeting on Election Day
News ClipCNBC·Southaven, DeSoto County, MS·3/9/2026
xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, plans to build a natural gas power plant in Southaven, Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has scheduled a board meeting on Election Day to decide on key permits for the plant, despite requests from civil rights and environmental groups to delay the meeting due to conflicts with voting. The MDEQ has denied the requests, stating the meeting has been standard practice for decades.
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Gov: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
With Elon Musk's xAI planning to build a massive, natural-gas burning power plant in Southaven, Mississippi, the state's environmental authority has scheduled a board meeting for Tuesday — Election Day for the 2026 primaries — to decide whether to grant the company key permits. The NAACP