Data Center Signal is tracking 6 clips about MZX Tech LLC data center developments across 1 states, including MS.
Applications filed by SpaceXAI subsidiary MZX Tech LLC were approved by the Southaven Mayor and Board of Aldermen, paving the way for the construction of a new data center. This would be SpaceXAI's fifth data center in the Memphis area, located on land recently acquired from the city.
A lawsuit over unpermitted gas turbines powering an xAI data center in Southaven, Mississippi, has become a test of federal authority over clean air laws. The US Department of Justice has intervened, arguing that national security allows the turbines and that local communities cannot sue over resulting pollution, a stance opposed by environmental groups like the NAACP and former EPA officials. The turbines, which have the potential to emit 5,300 tons per year of smog-forming nitrogen oxide, were installed without an air permit.
The U.S. Justice Department has intervened in a private lawsuit seeking to shut down a large xAI artificial intelligence facility in Southaven, Mississippi. The lawsuit claims the facility's power source violates Clean Air Act permitting, but federal officials argue the plant is critical infrastructure for national security and AI development. The DOJ has requested the lawsuit be dismissed, stating that environmental laws should not undermine national security.
Mississippi is experiencing a significant data center boom driven by AI demand, with several major projects underway from companies like Amazon, Compass, xAI, and AVAIO Digital. This growth, while celebrated by state officials for economic development, faces increasing opposition and recent legal challenges. Environmental groups, on behalf of the NAACP, have filed a notice of intent to sue xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech LLC over alleged Clean Air Act violations related to natural gas-burning turbines for its Mississippi project.
A federal lawsuit has been filed against Elon Musk's xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech LLC, alleging they illegally operated gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi. These turbines, powering xAI's "Colossus 2" data center, are accused of spewing harmful pollutants into nearby Black communities already facing poor air quality. The NAACP is seeking injunctive relief to halt operations and require pollution control technology due to severe health risks.
Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, is facing a new legal challenge from environmental groups in Mississippi over a permit for a methane gas-burning power plant in Southaven. The groups argue the plant will worsen air quality and that the permit process was rushed, requesting the state revoke the permit granted by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.