A Facebook post from a Mississippi account says the state’s surplus energy capacity and skilled workforce position it to benefit from the growth of artificial intelligence and data centers.
The post credited recent supercomputer and manufacturing investments to available power, saying Mississippi did not face the same limits as states that prioritized solar and wind. It said the state focused on nuclear and natural gas and adopted an “all of the above” energy strategy, and that those choices, paired with workers who can build infrastructure at scale, have allowed the state to deliver large projects that support thousands of jobs without rate hikes for residential consumers.
The post called the AI revolution “really an energy revolution,” criticized what it described as “green scams,” and argued that many of the new technology jobs will require blue-collar skills such as turbine, pipeline and generator construction. It singled out electricians, diesel mechanics and linemen as likely beneficiaries and referred to the effort as “Mississippi’s Power Play.”
The post also cited President Donald Trump’s State of the Union comments that many data centers will provide their own energy, saying that would “pour gas” on growth in the state. It pointed to projects including an Elon Musk supercomputer in north Mississippi and a partnership between Amazon Web Services and Entergy Mississippi in central Mississippi as examples.
These claims reflect the views expressed in the social media post and outline one perspective on how energy policy and local industry might shape economic opportunities. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
