Moratorium talk moves to Mississippi as Southaven residents sound data center alarm - Action News 5
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SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WMC) - For Benita Davis, the noise from a nearby data center has become part of everyday life, loud enough that people on the phone or visiting her home have mistaken it for a plane hovering overhead. “No, no, no, that’s just the data center work and all that,” Davis said. Her concerns were among those raised during an AI data center roundtable in Southaven on Tuesday, where residents and elected officials discussed the impact of the region’s growing data center industry. The discussion comes as Memphis city leaders consider a moratorium on new data centers and communities across the state line grapple with questions about noise, utility costs, water use and transparency. Noise complaints have persisted as xAI expands its operations in Southaven. In September, the city approved another SpaceXAI data center, the company’s fifth in the Memphis area. Mississippi State Senator Theresa Gillespie Isom said some homeowners living near the facilities have been approached about selling their properties. “They don’t want to sell their homes. They say what they’re offering is pennies, and that they would not be able to purchase something else,” Gillespie Isom said.
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