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Data center fact sheet · county

Shelby County, Tennessee

As of . Latest dated change shown: Jul 30, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.

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Tracked projects
2
1 under construction, 1 operating
Planned capacity
2.03 GW
2 projects publish a figure; 0 projects publish none
Moratorium actions
0
Upcoming hearings
0

Projects

ProjectStatusPlanned capacityDeveloper
xAI Colossus 2
Memphis
Under construction1.78 GWxAI
xAI Colossus
Memphis
Operating250 MWxAI

Pauses and local rules

No moratorium action on record.

Upcoming votes and hearings

No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.

Latest changes

  • Jul 30, 2026 Mississippi DEQ sets retirement schedule for 69 temporary turbines at the Southaven plant (Aug. 18, 2026 to July 14, 2027), allowing 13 to run past the original deadline (xAI Colossus 2)[1]
  • Jun 15, 2026 Justice Department files motion to intervene and seek dismissal of the NAACP Clean Air Act lawsuit. (xAI Colossus 2)[2]
  • Jun 9, 2026 Southaven residents file a federal class action against xAI and MZX Tech over turbine noise. (xAI Colossus 2)[3]
  • Apr 14, 2026 NAACP files Clean Air Act lawsuit against xAI and MZX Tech; DOJ moved in June 2026 to intervene on the company’s side (xAI Colossus 2)[4]
  • Mar 10, 2026 Mississippi DEQ board approves 41 turbines (1.2 GW) to power Colossus 2 and planned Colossus 3 (xAI Colossus 2)[5]
  • Mar 3, 2026 Permit filed for $659.3M, four-story building adjacent to Colossus 2 (xAI Colossus 2)[6]

Notes

Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.

Sources

  1. Mississippi Today, “State sets dates to retire temporary xAI turbines”, Jul 31, 2026. https://mississippitoday.org/2026/07/31/southaven-xai-turbines-deadline/
  2. Lawyer Monthly, “xAI Faces DOJ Bid to Dismiss NAACP Clean Air Act Lawsuit”, Jun 17, 2026. https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2026/06/xai-doj-naacp-clean-air-act-lawsuit/
  3. Mississippi Today, “Southaven residents sue Elon Musk's xAI alleging harm from gas turbines”, Jun 9, 2026. https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/09/elon-musk-mississippi-southaven-lawsuit/
  4. Scientific American, “The data center backlash comes for SpaceXAI's Colossus”, Sep 9, 2026. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spacexais-colossus-data-center-is-fueling-a-massive-backlash/
  5. DatacenterDynamics, “Musk's xAI gets go-ahead for 41 natural gas turbines in Mississippi to power Colossus data centers”, Mar 11, 2026. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/musks-xai-gets-go-ahead-for-41-natural-gas-turbines-in-mississippi-to-power-colossus-data-centers/
  6. Action News 5, “xAI files permit for $659M expansion of Colossus 2 site”, Mar 3, 2026. https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/03/03/xai-files-permit-659m-expansion-colossus-2-site/

Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Shelby County, Tennessee,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/tennessee/shelby-county.