by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 12, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
The Metropolitan Planning Commission decided to put off a decision on regulating data centers in Davidson County. The planning commission will consider a proposed ordinance on June 25th that will provide a “comprehensive regulatory framework for data centers.” 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...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 8, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon sent a letter to the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Committee on Monday, saying she will introduce an ordinance seeking a one-year moratorium on large data centers in Knoxville. Kincannon is pursuing “recommendations” about “guardrails...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 8, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon sent a letter to the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Committee on Monday, saying she will introduce an ordinance seeking a one-year moratorium on large data centers in Knoxville. Kincannon is pursuing “recommendations” about “guardrails...
by Zachery Schmidt | May 19, 2026 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South
The Knox County Commission unanimously passed a resolution on Monday stating data centers will not be able to connect to the electric grid. If data centers want to use on-site power generation sources such as solar, wind, fossil fuels, or nuclear power, they will need...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jan 7, 2025 | Economy, National, News
President-elect Donald Trump announced at a Tuesday press conference that DAMAC Properties will invest “at least” $20 billion in data centers across the country. DAMAC Properties is an Emirati property development company. The location of these new data centers will...
