Overview
- The class-action complaint filed on Tuesday, June 9, in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi, was brought by three Southaven residents on behalf of an estimated class of more than 10,000 people seeking damages and disgorgement.
- Plaintiffs allege continuous drone-like noise and vibrations from a gas-fired turbine plant have caused emotional distress, sleep disruption and reduced property values and that the operation amounts to a public nuisance.
- The suit names xAI, its subsidiary MZX Tech and SpaceX as defendants while Elon Musk is not named, and it seeks injunctive relief that could require changes to how the plant operates.
- xAI has already installed a reported $7 million sound wall and says it is evaluating more mitigation even as questions persist about temporary permits and disputed turbine counts at the Southaven site.
- The case adds to an April NAACP Clean Air Act lawsuit over unpermitted turbines that has drawn attention from the U.S. Justice Department and could lead to fines, injunctions or broader limits on power arrangements for large AI training sites.