Cedar Hill, in Robertson County, Tennessee, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 1, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
Cedar Hill, in Robertson County, Tennessee, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 1, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The records read: "Cedar Hill Mayor John Edwards proposed a 2-year moratorium on data centers and crypto mining, prompted by a large project planned across the state line in Franklin, KY. He plans to bring it to town leaders the following month; no vote yet.… (datacentertracker.org)." "730-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-01, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 1, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | June 1, 2026 | not county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Robertson County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Tennessee context
Tennessee has 41 documented local actions across 36 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.