Local Tennessee officials are putting data center plans on ice to consider regulations

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 1,104

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Local governments in Tennessee are pausing data center development after outcry from residents while officials determine how to regulate the resource-intensive facilities.

McMinnville and Coffee County, both rural areas southeast of Nashville, each unanimously passed moratoria on data centers on June 9, with other moratoria votes expected in Warren and Knox counties on June 22. In Nashville, more than 150 people attended a Planning Commission meeting to speak against planned data center …

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