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xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD)

xAI · Southaven. Every figure below is individually sourced and dated.

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Part of the tracked campus xAI Colossus 2 Data Center.

The story of xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD)inherited from campus xAI Colossus 2 Data Center
Announced capex
$80M
Derived
Cost per MW
$67K/MW

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The deal

Inherited from campus xAI Colossus 2 Data Center.

developer
xAI · Owner and operator of Colossus supercomputer campuses
operator
xAI

Financial structure

Inherited from campus xAI Colossus 2 Data Center.

Reported multi-billion investment (largest private-sector in state history)
Aggregate figures vary across reports journalist report
Planned wastewater treatment plant (Colossus 2)
$80M press

Investment, workforce and specs

Inherited from campus xAI Colossus 2 Data Center.

GPUs
Targeting on the order of 1 million Nvidia Blackwell GPUs; several hundred thousand deployed by mid-2026 source

Power

Inherited from campus xAI Colossus 2 Data Center. Live grid demand and drought overlay only render on the campus page.

Power source
behind the meter gas
Interconnection
Water
Sits too far from the wastewater plant and draws millions of gallons/day of drinking water (about 1.3M gal/day as of early 2026); xAI has announced an ~$80M treatment plant to reuse ~13M gal/day of wastewater. Powered by on-site natural gas turbines.

Colossus 2 on-site gas turbine fleet, 0.49 GW gas, Partially energized. ~46 turbines (~495 MW) reported operating; 41 additional turbines permitted March 2026

Facility record

announced

Status

hyperscale

Type

xAI

Operator

Southaven

Location

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Evidence

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  • record: xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD) (reported) · source
  • status: announced; new xAI campus in Southaven (distinct from Memphis Colossus), Musk pledges $20B state investment, supplies Colossus compute (claimed) · source

Timeline

  1. Aug 2026
    First recorded
    Added to the DEPLOY registry as a sourced facility record
  2. Sep 2026
    Current: announced

Facility-tier record. For campus-scale announced-vs-energized tracking see the data center index. DEPLOY is neutral infrastructure: what is claimed, what is verified, and when.

Common questions

What is xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD)?
xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD) is a data center facility record on the DEPLOY registry, in Southaven. Every fact on the record is individually sourced and dated.
Who operates xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD)?
xAI operates xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD), per the sourced record on the DEPLOY registry.
Is xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD) operating?
xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD) is recorded as announced on the DEPLOY registry. Each figure traces to a source.
How verified is the data on xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD)?
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DEPLOY. (2026). xAI Southaven Data Center (MACROHARD): data center facility record. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/facilities/xai-southaven-macrohard-desoto-ms

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