[Industry Event] Advancing Data Center Construction East 2026

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• Nov 1
  NEWS·Madison Co., AL

  Rigsby highlights three key issues for any new data centers in Alabama, says facilities are 'local issue'

  State Rep. Phillip Rigsby outlined three conditions he believes data centers should meet to operate in Alabama: local community approval, self-sufficiency without burdening ratepayers, and no tax abatements.

  1819 News · Madison Co., AL
• Nov 1
  UTILITIES·Georgia

  Guest Column: Yes, Georgia's PSC needs a backbone, but it needs expertise too

  Headline onlyThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Georgia
• Nov 1
  LAWSUIT·DeSoto Co., MS

  Southaven Residents Say SpaceXAI Buyout Offers Are Too Low

  Some Southaven homeowners near SpaceXAI's power plant say the company's buyout offers fall below their homes' market value. One resident reported receiving a $185,000 offer for a house he valued at $225,000, and said he was informed that selling would disqualify him from a proposed class-action lawsuit over noise from the facility.

  DeSoto County News · DeSoto Co., MS
• Nov 1
  NEWS·Mississippi

  Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI will buy your home near its Mississippi gas turbines — if you never sue over ‘torturous’ noise

  Headline onlyMoneyWise.com · Mississippi
• Nov 1
  LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TN

  Judge Says xAI Must Face NAACP Lawsuit On Data Center Pollution

  A federal judge denied xAI's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the NAACP alleging the company operates turbines without proper permits and violates the Clean Air Act at its Memphis data center campus. The judge ruled the power plant providing electricity to the data center is not mobile and therefore subject to permitting requirements.

  Engadget · Shelby Co., TN
• Nov 1
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Elon Musk hints at more data center development while discussing SpaceXAI Memphis facilities

  Headline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Nov 1
  NEWS·Tennessee

  Tennessee has 60+ data centers. Does your county have one?

  Headline onlyWKRN News 2 · Tennessee
• Nov 1
  NEWS·Tennessee

  Tennessee has bet big on data centers. But what if the AI boom busts?

  Headline onlyThe Tennessean · Tennessee · also at Knoxville News Sentinel
• Nov 1
  NEWS·Tennessee

  Behind our reporting on Tennessee's booming data center industry

  Headline onlyThe Tennessean · Tennessee
• Nov 1
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Loretta Thornton lives steps from sprawling AI facility Colossus 2

  Headline onlyThe Tennessean · Shelby Co., TN
• Nov 1
  LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TN

  Elon Musk's SpaceX Fails To Dismiss NAACP Lawsuit Over Memphis Data Center Gas Turbines

  Headline onlyBenzinga · Shelby Co., TN
• Nov 1
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  xAI must face lawsuit over data center pollution, judge rules

  A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit by the NAACP against xAI can proceed, rejecting the company's arguments that combustion turbines at its Colossus data center near Memphis are exempt from air permits. The NAACP alleges xAI operated at least 35 combustion turbines without proper preconstruction or operating permits.

  NewsBytes · Shelby Co., TN