SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – xAI’s rapid growth in the Mid-South is fueling fresh concerns among residents living near its Southaven operations, with neighbors questioning both the environmental impact and the transparency surrounding the company’s latest expansion moves.
Residents of Colonial Hills, a neighborhood just east of xAI’s power plant site, said two major developments announced this week caught them by surprise: approval for a significant new power connection and a land acquisition that paves the way for future growth.
The Tennessee Valley Authority approved an additional 100-megawatt connection to its power grid to support xAI’s supercomputing operations in Whitehaven, a move some nearby residents fear could worsen existing concerns about air quality and noise…