SpaceXAI plans to remove all 69 temporary mobile turbines from its Southaven location as early as August.
A press release from the company said they entered into an agreement with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) detailing the removal of turbines.
“All temporary turbines will be removed by July 2027,” the company said.
SpaceXAI said it is transitioning to online permanent power from a plant it is building. Their 1.2 GW power plant will be built under a Clean Air Act Permit.
“The 1.2 GW permanent power plant currently under construction will consist of 41 permanent turbines authorized under a Clean Air Act permit, granted to SpaceXAI in March 2026,” the company said.
SpaceXAI’s compliance with the Clean Air Act has been called into question by environmental and advocacy groups. In May, mails from MDEQ showed SpaceXAI had 46 gas turbines at the site at 2875 Stanton Road.
These findings came after the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) sued SpaceXAI and MZX Tech in April for its methane gas turbine operations in Southaven, following a 60-day notice of intent to sue.
The NAACP also asked a court to stop operations of the plant.
The company said they are making sure the mobile turbines are equipped with technology to “reduce environmental impact.” They said current monitoring shows air quality “continues to meet or exceed EPA standards.”
In addition to emission control technologies, the company is also investing in sound walls, silencers, and “next-generation turbines with advanced quieting technologies.”
“We care deeply about being good neighbors and we regularly reconfigure power operations to reduce noise from the facility and minimize our impact on the local Southaven community,” SpaceXAI said.
This announcement comes after continued noise complaints from Southaven residents. Residents sued the company over noise complaints in June for alleged excessive noise from the plant.
The lawsuit cited the turbines as the cause for noise that they said was a “combination of high-pitched squealing, continuous engine roaring, low-frequency rumbling, and tonal humming or whining.”
Residents called the noise “pervasive and inescapable” with one resident experiencing sleep loss, headaches, and persistent ringing in the ears.
