Event Brief
Middle TN weighs limits on new data centers
Filed: Jun 02, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Summary: Knoxville-area? No—Middle Tennessee cities consider zoning rules to protect neighborhoods from data centers.
WHO: Metro Council members and city officials across Middle Tennessee; WSMV4 reports
WHAT: Cities consider limits on where and how data centers can be built
WHEN: Jun 02, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET
WHERE: Middle Tennessee
WHY: Officials want to protect residential neighborhoods from industrial-scale data centers and potential AI processing impacts.
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