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South Memphis residents demand halt or review after XAI-related turbines raise permitting, health concerns
Summary
Residents from Boxtown and nearby neighborhoods told the Commission they learned XAI had filed permits for far fewer turbines than they say are operating, and urged Shelby County health officials to pause operations and hold a robust public process ahead of a scheduled April 25 County Health Department meeting.
A sustained wave of public comment at multiple Shelby County committee sessions focused Thursday on community alarm about an XAI-related facility in South Memphis, where residents and neighborhood activists said they had learned the company was operating more turbines than permits showed and called for stronger county oversight, a public hearing the community can participate in and, if necessary, operational pauses.
"We learned that XAI is using 35'35 methane gas burning turbines. They have submitted a permit to our Shelby County health department for 15, yet they are using over double that amount with no permit," Keyshawn Pearson of Memphis Community Against Pollution told the Commission. Pearson and other speakers said they received notice of a Shelby County Health Department public meeting on April 25 and asked that…
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