Data Center

Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom

Noise pollution from data centers is coming. The gas-powered xAI model is spreading

Caroline Eggers

Elon Musk’s xAI runs one of the nation’s largest data centers in Memphis. It’s powered by about 60 gas turbines that emit a loud, unsettling noise.
Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom

With more data centers on the horizon, communities worry about rising electricity bills

Curtis Tate

Residents across Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia have packed public meetings in recent months to speak out against data centers, with a recurring concern being how they could affect the cost of electricity.
Lexington/Richmond

Proposal made to fund, build data center on grounds of Blue Grass Army Depot

Shepherd Snyder

The proposal was made by engineering company Bechtel, which would fully fund the center’s design, construction and operation. It would use the existing infrastructure at the Depot and create around 50 IT jobs.