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Some residents worry about pollution from a methane plant powering Memphis-area SpaceXAI data centers

CBS News says SpaceXAI has expanded its Memphis-area footprint through construction of at least five data centers since 2024.

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CBS News reports that SpaceXAI has expanded around Memphis with construction of at least five data centers since 2024. Some residents worry about noise and air pollution from a methane gas plant powering the centers. Three residents CBS News spoke with now call themselves “accidental activists.”

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CN CBS News@CBSNews 4:56 AM · Oct 8, 2026
Elon Musk is expanding SpaceXAI's footprint in the Memphis region with the construction of at least five data centers since 2024. Some residents, like Shannon Samsa, are worried about noise and air pollution from a methane gas plant powering the data centers. CBS News’…