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1 data center project in Olive Branch City

Who decides here: the City Council of Olive Branch City votes on zoning. The DeSoto County may review big projects too.

In Olive Branch City

Stopped or cancelled

DeSoto Innovation District (with possible data center) in Olive Branch

Olive Branch, DeSoto County

600 acres

🕒 June 2026: Olive Branch Planning Commission denied the nearly 600-acre project after papers showed …

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles away

SpaceXAI data center at Southaven's old training facility on Tulane Road

Southaven, DeSoto County

51 acres · for xAI

🕒 Sept 2026: Southaven Board of Aldermen approved plans for a 660,000 sq ft data center on the city's…

Being builtabout 11 miles away

xAI "MACROHARDRR" data center on Stateline Road in Southaven

Southaven, DeSoto County

105 acres · for xAI

🕒 Jan 8, 2026: Gov. Tate Reeves announced the $20 billion+ project, the largest in state history, with …

Built & runningabout 12 miles away

xAI gas turbine power plant on Stanton Road in Southaven (powers xAI data centers)

Southaven, DeSoto County

for xAI (Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, Tenn., and Southaven sites)

🕒 July 31, 2026: xAI said it will remove all 69 temporary turbines from the Stanton Road site between Aug…

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules

Olive Branch added data center rules to its zoning code in August 2026, effective right away. Data centers now need a conditional use permit, with public hearings, instead of being allowed by right in industrial areas. The rules limit noise and how close data centers can be to homes.

Aug 2026Source

✋ Turned down

The Planning Commission turned down the nearly 600-acre DeSoto Innovation District after papers showed a data center as an allowed use. It also talked about stricter rules for future data center requests.

June 9, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
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  2. Go to council meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Olive Branch City: Entergy Mississippi LLC (company) or Northcentral Mississippi E P A (co-op (owned by its members)) or City of West Memphis (run by the town).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Mississippi.

🙋 Open tasks here

  • Who is the developer?
  • Will the developer appeal to the Board of Aldermen or come back with a new plan?

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