Musk’s xAI, SpaceX sued over ‘pervasive and inescapable’ data center power plant noise

The class action says the plant’s 24-hour noise has harmed health and property values for more than 10,000 residents, the suit says.

• On Tuesday, three Mississippi residents filed a class-action lawsuit in Oxford against Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX, alleging a Southaven power plant creates excessive noise and vibrations harming thousands.
• XAI invested more than $20 billion to develop the facility with backing from Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, utilizing gas-fired turbines to power data centers since the middle of last year.
• Lawyer Robert Wiygul stated, "Our homes are supposed to be a sanctuary," describing noise as "omnipresent and inescapable" affecting a class estimated at more than 10,000 residents 24 hours daily.
• Plaintiffs seek damages and profit disgorgement, naming subsidiary MZX Tech as defendant alongside xAI and SpaceX, though Musk is not personally named in the legal action.
• The suit joins broader national opposition to AI infrastructure, including a separate NAACP environmental lawsuit and Senator Bernie Sanders' proposed AI Data Center Moratorium Act to halt new construction.