{"slug": "spacex-removing-gas-turbines-from-mississippi-data-center", "title": "SpaceX Removing Gas Turbines from Mississippi Data Center", "summary": "SpaceXAI is removing all 69 gas-powered turbines from its data center in Southhaven, Mississippi, after an agreed order with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, amid lawsuits and a letter from a top House Democrat to CEO Elon Musk.", "body_md": "[Data Center](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/tag/data-center/)\n\n# SpaceX Removing Gas Turbines from Mississippi Data Center\n\nThe decision comes amid ongoing lawsuits and a top House Democrat letter to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.\n\n[Abby Larkin](/author/abby/)\n\n— 3 min read\n\nWASHINGTON, August 3, 2026 – SpaceXAI is removing 69 gas-powered turbines from data center facilities’ power plants in Southhaven, Miss., as the company faces pushback from a high-ranking House Democrat.\n\nIn a [ July 30 statement](https://x.ai/memphis/updates?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com), SpaceXAI said, “We have entered into an agreed order with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality establishing a fixed removal timeline for all 69 of the temporary, mobile turbines that currently power our facility in Southhaven, Mississippi.”", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-removing-gas-turbines-from-mississippi-data-center", "canonical_source": "https://broadbandbreakfast.com/spacex-removing-gas-turbines-from-mississippi-data-center/", "published_at": "2026-08-03 19:17:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-03 19:29:03.840837+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["SpaceXAI", "Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality", "Elon Musk"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-removing-gas-turbines-from-mississippi-data-center", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-removing-gas-turbines-from-mississippi-data-center.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-removing-gas-turbines-from-mississippi-data-center.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-removing-gas-turbines-from-mississippi-data-center.jsonld"}}