by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 27, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
A small East Tennessee city implemented a temporary moratorium on new data center development. The Loudon City Council passed a resolution this week to approve a 12-month ban on data centers by a 3-2 vote. Loudon is a city of around 7,000 residents, located nearly 40...
by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 25, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
A Middle Tennessee city is considering implementing a temporary moratorium on new data center development. On Monday, the Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission recommended the city council implement a 12-month moratorium on new data centers. The recommendation comes...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 20, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Metro Nashville Council will contemplate data center regulations at its upcoming meeting. The council will meet on Wednesday to determine the fate of three bill proposals surrounding data centers: bills 1391, 1392, and 1448. Bill 1391 would add data center-related...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 13, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Knoxville City Council approved a resolution banning the development of data centers for one-year. In June, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon sent a letter to the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Committee saying she planned to introduce an ordinance to temporarily ban...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 3, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Hamilton County is contemplating a one-year pause on new data centers. Mayor Weston Wamp introduced a resolution this week proposing a one-year ban on new data centers in the county, which has nearly 400,000 residents. The Hamilton County Commission will vote on the...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 10, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
The Coffee County Commission unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday imposing a one-year moratorium on data centers. According to the resolution, the one-year ban will allow the county’s planning commission to propose zoning regulations regarding data centers. The...
