Mississippi

Massive xAI data center investment reshapes AI in Mississippi

Massive xAI data center investment reshapes AI in Mississippi

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

xAI Drops $20B on Mississippi Data Center, Targets 2 GW of AI Compute xAI is investing over $20 billion to...

Terrible Mississippi Data center deal shows how deep tax breaks can backfire locally

Terrible Mississippi Data center deal shows how deep tax breaks can backfire locally

Melissa Palmer
December 30, 2025

The Compass Datacenters hyperscale campus in Meridian, Mississippi, got tagged as 2025’s “Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year” because...

Data center growth lowers mississippi power bills when deals are structured right

Data center growth lowers mississippi power bills when deals are structured right

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Mississippi’s AWS data center buildout shows that hyperscale growth can lower, not raise, power bills when utilities structure agreements correctly....