Data-center buildout in Tennessee, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in Tennessee, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 42 stories

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Aug 26 Seven questions answered about Project River data center planned near Chattanooga
Chattanooga Times Free Press ($)
us/tn/bradley/city/cleveland
us/tn/bradley
Aug 26 Project River : $11 . 3B Bradley County campus aims to revive logging , attract data center
timesfreepress.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
us/tn/bradley
us/tn/bradley/city/cleveland
Aug 26 ‘Project River’ to bring $7.3 billion data center, 2600 jobs to Bradley County
WDEFalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: chattanoogan.com · WTVC · WDEF
us/tn/bradley
us/tn/bradley/city/cleveland
Aug 26 Fisk University defends $400M data center proposal amid Nashville moratorium
The Real Deal ($)
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
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Aug 25 Wayne County Mayor-Elect John McDonald Discusses Potential Data Center
waynecountynews.net
us/tn/wayne
Aug 25 Memphis Wants to Hit Pause on Musk’s Data Center Boom
Word In Black
More coverage: The Center Square
us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
us/tn/bradley
Aug 25 City of Gallatin closer to passing year-long moratorium on new data centers
WZTV
us/tn/sumner/city/gallatin
Aug 25 City of Loudon votes to bam data center projects for 12 months
WBIR
us/tn/loudon/city/loudon
Aug 24 RadiusDC says Nashville data center will use about 700 gallons of water a day
WKRN News 2also carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: AOL.com
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
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Aug 24 Data center moratorium under consideration in Rutherford County
WKRN News 2also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Yahoo · WKRN News 2
us/tn/rutherford
Aug 23 xAI's Memphis Data Center Sparks Outrage Over Unpermitted Gas Turbines Polluting Nearby Neighborhoods
International Business Times Australia
us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
us/ms/desoto/city/southaven
Aug 20 Memphis and Shelby County are standing at an important crossroads | Opinion
The Commercial Appeal ($)
Shelby County, TN
us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
us/tn/shelby
Aug 18 Shelby County Health Department, Memphis schools to offer free vaccines
The Commercial Appeal ($)
us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Aug 18 Memphis City Council considering ordinance to pause data center development
localmemphis.com
More coverage: Radio NWTN · localmemphis.com · Bloomberg Law News · yahoo.com · +4 more
us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Aug 18 City leaders push back on data center development
Yahoo
us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
us/ms/desoto
Aug 17 Texas county rescinds data center ban a week after developer's lawsuit
Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
us/tx/hill
us/tn/hawkins
us/tx/caldwell
Aug 17 DC BLOX sues Nashville over moratorium blocking data center
AOL.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Cool Down · News Channel 5 Nashville
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
Davidson County, TN
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us/tn/davidson
Aug 14 Memphis City Council to consider ordinance halting permits for data center construction
Yahooalso carried by 3 other outlets
More coverage: localmemphis.com · The Commercial Appeal · WREG.com · localmemphis.com · +3 more
us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
Aug 13 Knox County officially pauses any new data center construction
WBIRalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: WATE 6 On Your Side · Hoodline · AOL.com
us/tn/knox
Aug 13 Data center developer sues Metro City Council
Spectrum News
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
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Aug 12 Nashville Data Center Moratorium Faces Federal Court Challenge
State Affairs Pro ($)
More coverage: The Black Chronicle · WZTV · inc.com
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
Davidson County, TN
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us/tn/davidson
Aug 12 CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL REVERSES WHOLESALE WATER RATE INCREASE, ENACTS DATA CENTER MORATORIUM
3B Media Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/tn/cumberland/city/crossville
Aug 11 DC Blox sues over Metro's data center moratorium
Axios ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Business Journals · Yahoo · Nashville Scene · WSMV
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
Davidson County, TN
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us/tn/davidson
Aug 11 Memphis AI data center fuels pollution fight in Black neighborhood
breitbart.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/tn/shelby/city/memphis
us/ms/desoto/city/southaven
Aug 10 White County Executive reviews legal options after proposed data center bypasses local ban
WSMV ($)
us/tn/white
Aug 6 Gallatin Council Committee moves forward on stop-gap resolution denying data center development
Main Street Media of Tennessee
us/tn/sumner/city/gallatin
Aug 6 County Public Works Committee Votes for Six-Month Data Center Moratorium
WGNS Radio
More coverage: WDEF
Walker County, TN (named in coverage)
us/tn/rutherford
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Aug 5 News | Nashville uses eminent domain to block data center near zoo
CoStaralso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WTVC · Tom's Hardware
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
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Aug 5 Metro advances eminent domain effort to try to block DC BLOX data center
WPLN News
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
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Aug 5 Nashville Council passes mayor's bid to acquire zoo-adjacent property
The Tennessean ($)
More coverage: AOL.com
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
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Aug 5 Metro Council approves eminent domain to buy proposed data center land near Nashville Zoo
yahoo.com
More coverage: Nashville Post
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
Davidson County, TN
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us/tn/davidson
Aug 4 Metro Council faces final vote on land tied to controversial Nashville Zoo data center
WZTV
More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Nashville, TN (named in coverage)
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Aug 3 Exclusive: Records reveal Meta's Gallatin data center water use
The Tennessean ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: USA Today
us/tn/sumner/city/gallatin
Jul 31 Data center moratorium passed at Jackson City Council meeting
The Telegram News ($)
us/tn/madison/city/jackson
Jul 30 East Tennessee cities are gearing up to fight data centers
Tennessee Lookout
us/tn/washington/city/johnson-city
us/tn/sullivan/city/bristol
us/tn/sullivan/city/kingsport
Jul 29 Carter County Planning Commission approves data center zoning regulations
Johnson City Press ($)
More coverage: WKRN News 2
us/tn/carter
us/tn/wilson/city/lebanon
Jul 29 Carter Planners approve regulations to restrict data centers.
Johnson City Press ($)
More coverage: Main Street Media of Tennessee
us/tn/carter
us/tn/wilson/city/lebanon
Jul 29 Pallone Demands Answers from SpaceXAI About Its Data Center Threats to Tennessee & Mississippi Communities
Insider NJalso carried by 1 other outlet
Shelby County, TN
us/tn/shelby
us/ms
Jul 29 Commissioners Explain Votes to Table Data Center Moratorium Resolution
Radio7Media
us/tn/lawrence
Jul 29 Future of data centers unclear in Midstate as one county tables moratorium, other area passes pause in applications
WSMV ($)
us/tn/sumner/city/gallatin
us/tn/lawrence
Jul 29 Leaders in this Tennessee county just tabled a one-year pause on data centers
newschannel5.com
us/tn/lawrence
Jul 29 Maury County Commission passes data center moratorium
Main Street Media of Tennessee ($)
More coverage: wdef.com · Main Street Media of Tennessee · WJLE Radio · Upper Cumberland Business Journal
us/tn/maury
us/tn/rhea/town/spring-city
us/tn/lawrence

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