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Commission requests public status update from TVA and MLGW on XAI turbines after residents' health concerns
Summary
After extensive public testimony from neighborhood residents, the commission passed a resolution asking TVA and Memphis Light, Gas & Water for a public update on remaining steps needed to connect the XAI data center to local utility service and end temporary gas-turbine use.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved a resolution asking Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) to appear in a public forum and give a status update on the remaining steps and timetable needed to end temporary gas-turbine power at the XAI / Colossus data center in Southwest Memphis.
The vote followed intense public testimony from residents and students who said unpermitted methane-fired turbines at the facility are…
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