DeKalb County, Tennessee, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on March 1, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
DeKalb County, Tennessee, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on June 1, 2024. Its status in this snapshot is expired.
The records read: "DeKalb County, Tennessee, Commission is considering data center regulations proposed by County Mayor Matt Adcock after receiving an inquiry about locating a nuclear-powered data center in the county. The proposed resolution would prohibit… (datacentertracker.org)." "DeKalb County, Tennessee, Commission, considered data center regulations proposed by County Mayor Matt Adcock after receiving an inquiry about a nuclear-powered data center. The proposed resolution would prohibit data centers within 5,000… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | pending | March 1, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | expired | June 1, 2024 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: DeKalb County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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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.