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And also there are a lot of questions.

What impact is it having on infrastructure? We really haven't had a report from TVA or MLGW to see if in fact we can um if our infrastructure will be compromised we don't know and we haven't heard any reports also i'm hearing from the residents not only is noise pollution is an issue but also their streets are being torn up as these big rigs going up and down these streets and they're not supposed to be and so i wish the um highway patrol would go out there and patrol these trucks because they need to protect our streets

You know, and that all goes to the confidence of the community.

There are a lot of questions, a lot of questions.

What we do know is that there are millions of dollars in liens from companies who haven't been paid.

What we do know is MLGW hasn't been paid on time either.

Yeah, aren't there a

bunch of EPA violations in that? A ton of EPA

You talk about all of those things.

MLGW.

You think about all the things you could do with the data center revenue if you will allow it to grow.

Meanwhile, what do you have going on across the street? Across State Line Road, you've got nothing but construction and nothing but growth.

And you're seeing that a lot.

The TVA said that they will be charged at a different rate.

MLGW has a different water rate for data centers.

And now I think that even the president of the United States is saying that Data centers are going to generate their own power.

And also there are a lot of questions.

What impact is it having on infrastructure? We really haven't had a report from TVA or MLGW to see if in fact we can um if our infrastructure will be compromised we don't know and we haven't heard any reports also i'm hearing from the residents not only is noise pollution is an issue but also their streets are being torn up as these big rigs going up and down these streets and they're not supposed to be and so i wish the um highway patrol would go out there and patrol these trucks because they need to protect our streets

You know, and that all goes to the confidence of the community.

There are a lot of questions, a lot of questions.

Peak recorded days have been in hundreds of thousands of gallons.

Uh, this is currently less than 1% of, uh, Memphis Light and Gas's water, daily water use.

It has not ranked among the top 10 water customers.

Uh, the larger u- there are larger uses.

Uh, rates, like other large industrial cus- customers for water, SpaceX pay, pays a lower industrial rate versus the residential rates.

This is, is a standard volume discount, not a special deal.

Uh, Memphis Light and Gas Water CEO has stated that, uh, proposed gas and water rates, uh, have nothing to do with the increased cost of operation because of data centers.

Utility says it evaluates new large customers to avoid impacts on reliability or affordability for existing ones.

The power will come from fuel cells, which don't need to be charged with turbines like the batteries used to power SpaceX AI, and it won't pull from Memphis Light Gas and Water's grid.

In fact, the company says it plans to sell excess energy back to MLGW.

In similar AI news, pollution and noise aren't the only concerns some residents have about SpaceX AI.

Memphis City Council member Pearl Walker says her constituents in Whitehaven have complained about traffic issues around the company's Colossus II campus.

Several other supermarkets and other large retail stores, such as Homebase, Bowles Food Stores, and BJ's Wholesale Club, also use similar robots.

For The Daily Memphian, I'm Sophia Surette.

MLGW customers will likely see their monthly utility bills increase over the next three years, though Brandon LeGron II of The Daily Memphian says electricity rates will remain untouched.

During a presentation of the proposed 2027 budget, utility leaders outlined a multi-year plan to raise natural gas and water rates.

There's Pig Trap.

There's MLGW.

There's Chuck's Ridge.

You might like to know what Chuck's Ridge was named Chuck's Ridge for.

We want them to be engaged.

Uh, we have power, which is under the purview of TVA and MLGW.

We want them to be engaged.

It, it seems like they're already engaged, though.

We heard from the Shelby County Health Department.

They said that XAI's data centers are not even in the top 25 of polluters.

We've heard from MLGW.

We've heard from the TVA.