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Elon Musk’s xAI adds more unpermitted gas generators for data centers

Mississippi residents want relief from the air and noise pollution caused by 46 ​‘temporary’ generators — and the 41 permanent ones the state just approved.
By Alex Rozier .

Dirt-road entryway between a barbed-wire fence, with a guard shack and construction equipment
The entrance to the xAI power plant in Southaven, Mississippi, on Feb. 17, 2026 (Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today)

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