SpaceXAI data center at Southaven's old training facility on Tulane Road
Also called: SpaceXAI fifth Mid-South data center
Southaven approved a 660,000 square foot SpaceXAI data center on the city's old training grounds on Tulane Road. It would be the company's fifth data center in the Memphis area. One alderman said the company should first fix noise problems from its turbines.
Where things stand: Southaven aldermen approved plans in early Sept 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 2026): Southaven Board of Aldermen approved plans for a 660,000 sq ft data center on the city's old 51-acre training site. SpaceXAI got the land in a land swap and gave $40 million toward a new city training facility.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFormer Southaven police and fire training grounds on Tulane Road, west of xAI's Stanton Road power plant (city-owned Tulane-Stanton Industrial Subdivision Lot 1, about 36 acres in the 2022 tax roll), Southaven, DeSoto County
- 🏢 CompanySpaceXAI (xAI)
- 🏛️ Owned byxAI (SpaceXAI)
- 👤 Built forxAI
- 🌳 Size51 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromNext to xAI's Stanton Road gas power plant
❓ Still unanswered
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- How much power and water will this data center use? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will construction start? 🙋 I'll find out
- What else did the city agree to in the land swap? 🙋 I'll find out
🔎 What we checked
- Oct 8, 2026: We checked USGS satellite images: they show the old city training grounds (ponds, training buildings, open fields) at the pin, right next to the Stanton Road power plant.
What happened so far
- Sept 2026Southaven Board of Aldermen approved plans for a 660,000 sq ft data center on the city's old 51-acre training site. SpaceXAI got the land in a land swap and gave $40 million toward a new city training facility.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Aldermen approved plans for a 660,000 sq ft SpaceXAI data center on the city's old 51-acre training site on Tulane Road. The company got the land in a land swap and paid $40 million toward a new city training center. One alderman voted no, asking the company to finish earlier promises first.
⚖️ Court case
The NAACP, with the Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice, sued xAI and MZX Tech. They say the company ran dozens of gas turbines in Southaven without an air permit, breaking the Clean Air Act. They ask the court to stop the unpermitted turbines, require pollution controls and fine the company.
📌 Other
The Southern Environmental Law Center appealed the state air permit for xAI's Southaven gas turbines on behalf of the NAACP, Young Gifted & Green and the Safe and Sound Coalition. They say the permit should not have been granted because of the pollution.
🤝 Agreement with the company
DeSoto County and the City of Southaven made a deal with xAI's company MZX Tech LLC to pay a set fee instead of regular property taxes (fee in lieu). It went to the state development agency (MDA) for final approval on Dec. 30, 2025; a second one went on Feb. 24, 2026. The terms were not in the agenda.
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Where this comes from
- Southaven approves new SpaceXAI data center, fifth location in area · Action News 5 · Sept 2, 2026
- Southaven approves new SpaceXAI data center, fifth location in area · WLBT · Sept 2, 2026
- Southaven approves new xAI data center · DeSoto Times-Tribune · Sept 2026
- DeSoto County parcel 108521030 0000100, Tulane-Stanton Industrial S-D Lot 1 (City of Southaven, 36 acres) · Mississippi statewide parcels (2022 tax roll), hosted by Waggoner Engineering · Oct 8, 2026
- Microhard (xAI) construction site, note: former site of Southaven training facility · OpenStreetMap contributors · Oct 8, 2026
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