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Mississippi Permits xAI’s Permit to Build Power Plant, Left-Wing Legal Firms Critique Decision

Mississippi Permits xAI’s Permit to Build Power Plant, Left-Wing Legal Firms Critique Decision

by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 11, 2026 | Economy, News, State News, Tennessee, The South

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a permit to Elon Musk’s xAI company this week to build a power plant in Southaven. Southaven, about 15 minutes from Memphis, will help power the Colossus 2 data center, which helps operate Grok. The...

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