East Tennessee cities are gearing up to fight data centers

By: Larry Griffin

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 1,364

Last Updated: 4 days, 10 hours ago

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Data centers, which store and facilitate data for computer applications, have become more ubiquitous in public discourse over the past few years as artificial intelligence, AI, tools have risen in prominence.

In areas where the data centers have located, residents have reported constant low humming noises that disrupt everyday life. They’ve seen higher energy costs and in some cases companies plan to cut off whole regions’ power supply to better service AI data …

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