SpaceXAI offers 50% Starlink discount to placate data center neighbors; 2,000 have signed up — goodwill gesture comes amid vociferous community backlash
SpaceXAI is offering a 50% discount on Starlink plans to residents near its Memphis and Southaven data centers to placate backlash over unpermitted generators. Over 2,000 have signed up. The discount applies to all residential tiers, making the cheapest plan $27.50/month. Critics call it a goodwill gesture; the company will remove generators over a year as a 1.2 GW plant comes online.
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