Operator
5 sites · 2 statesxAI data centers
Every xAI site in the public record, most contested first. 2 of the 5 carry documented local opposition or litigation, 2 of them in court.
Where xAI is being opposed
- xAI SouthavenSouthaven, Mississippi · Operating · In litigation
Pending, U.S.
- ColossusMemphis, Tennessee · Operating · In litigation
The NAACP (with SELC and Earthjustice) sued xAI over roughly 35 unpermitted methane gas turbines; the county permitted only 15, and the NAACP/SELC appeal to the Shelby County Air Pollution Control Board stays it.
Every xAI site on record
- xAI Southaven · Southaven, MSOperating · 2 GW · In litigation
- Colossus · Memphis, TNOperating · 1.2 GW · In litigation
- Colossus 2 (Whitehaven) · Memphis, TNOperating
- MACROHARDRR (xAI Southaven Data Center III) · Southaven, MSOperating
- Minihard · Memphis, TNUnder construction
xAI by state
Questions
How many data centers does xAI have?
<p>5 sites appear in the registry for xAI as of September 14, 2026, across Mississippi, Tennessee. The registry counts named facilities and campuses in the public record, so a site that has never been announced or permitted will not appear.</p>
Is anyone opposing a xAI data center?
<p>Yes. 2 of the 5 carry a documented reception of contested, opposed or in litigation, and 2 are or have been the subject of a lawsuit over siting, permitting or operation. Each is listed below with its own profile and sources.</p>
Where does this come from?
<p>The facility records come from an open survey of US data centers joined to our own case reporting, and every profile lists its sources. Nothing on this page is asserted about xAI as a company: it is a count of sites and what the public record says about each.</p>
Other operators
Registry updated September 14, 2026. Nothing here is asserted about xAI as a company; it is a count of sites and what the public record says about each. Download the data.
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