Residents of Southaven, Mississippi, a city close to the state’s border with Tennessee, are sounding off to share their displeasure with billionaire Elon Musk’s latest venture, according to an NBC News report.
Musk, who seems to have his hand in every aspect of technology these days, purchased an abandoned power plant in the city in 2025 for the use of his xAI company. The power plant currently has 27 turbines, a number which Musk hopes to increase. The turbines are so loud that people who live in Southaven are dealing with insomnia, but the company doesn’t seem to care.
Residents expressed their concerns in a recent regulatory hearing, but it sounds like they were mostly ignored.…