McMinnville, in Warren County, Tennessee, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 9, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
McMinnville, in Warren County, Tennessee, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 3, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The records read: "On June 3, 2026, the McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved on first reading an 18-month moratorium covering data centers, Bitcoin mining, and microchip manufacturing, following 90+ minutes of public comment, to study… (datacentertracker.org)." "545-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-03, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 9, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | June 3, 2026 | not county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Warren 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.