Data center restrictions tracker · Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee: data center moratorium (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Nashville-Davidson County, in Davidson County, Tennessee, adopted a data-center moratorium on July 24, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

The record reads: "Data-center moratorium running to a set end date, adopted 2026-07-24, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceJuly 24, 2026county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Davidson County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

Elsewhere in Davidson County

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.

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