SpaceXAI faces multi-million dollar fine for unpermitted Mississippi data centers
Mississippi regulators have issued a notice seeking up to $6.1 million in penalties against SpaceXAI subsidiary MZX Tech LLC for building three data centers without stormwater permits.
Regulatory enforcement action details
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality sent an enforcement notice to MZX Tech LLC regarding alleged construction violations. State officials claim that work began at the sites before the company secured the necessary stormwater authorization. The agency is now seeking daily penalties of up to $25,000 for each affected facility.
Affected infrastructure locations
The three facilities include two operational sites named Macrohard and Macroharder, along with a third complex called Minihard where construction continues. These computing complexes support operations around Memphis, Tennessee, but their physical locations fall within Mississippi state boundaries. Regulators identified these specific sites as the source of the permit violations.
Preliminary financial exposure
Calculations across all three affected facilities show a preliminary financial exposure reaching $6.1 million in total penalties. The company faces substantial costs because it allegedly started construction activities without obtaining required environmental permits first. State authorities continue to assess the full scope of the violation before finalizing the penalty amount.
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