Council passes first reading of data center regulation ordinance, gives ban notices

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• Oct 8
  NEWS·Florida

  AI boom brings data center debate to South Florida

  Headline onlyNBC 6 South Florida · Florida
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  Manatee Commissioners put AI data centers on ice with 12-month moratorium

  Manatee County Commissioners unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on new data center applications while the county determines whether permanent regulations should allow such facilities. The move blocks development while commissioners consider potential policy changes addressing water consumption, power demands, environmental impacts and facility locations.

  Florida Politics · Florida
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Florida

  Data center backlash spreads to pension funds as 2 systems pull back on new commitments

  Headline onlyPensions & Investments · Florida
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Georgia

  Pembroke reviewing data center rules during 180-day moratorium

  Pembroke is using a 180-day moratorium on data center development to review city ordinances and establish land-use regulations for such projects. The review will consider impacts on water, wastewater, electricity, noise, lighting, public safety and infrastructure.

  WTOC · Georgia
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Orleans Parish, LA

  Meta data center needs more than four times New Orleans’ peak power

  Headline onlyWWLTV.com · Orleans Parish, LA
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Mississippi

  How Amazon Rewired Its Data Centers After Mississippi Power Warning

  Headline onlyThe Information · Mississippi
• Oct 8
  ZONING·Shelby Co., TN

  City Council passes first hurdle of data center pause

  A data center pause ordinance combining proposals from multiple council members cleared an initial vote and faces two additional City Council votes before final approval.

  Daily Memphian · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TN

  Company amending complaint in Nashville data center lawsuit

  DC BLOX, an Atlanta-based company, is filing an amended complaint after a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit challenging Nashville's data center regulations and moratorium that blocked its proposed project near the Nashville Zoo. The company claims Metro officials violated its constitutional rights by refusing to process permits and seeks declaratory judgment and $23 million in compensation for property purchased.

  The Center Square · Davidson Co., TN · also at AOL.com, The Black Chronicle, Yahoo
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis councilman addresses interrupted council meeting, postponed data center moratorium vote

  Headline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  WATCH: Memphis councilman addresses postponed data center moratorium vote, interrupted council meeting

  Headline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TN

  Judge sides with Metro Nashville in DC Blox data center dispute

  A federal judge dismissed data center developer DC Blox's lawsuit against Metro Nashville, which had challenged the city's zoning regulations and moratorium on new data center approvals for a site near the Nashville Zoo. The judge gave DC Blox 21 days to amend some dismissed claims.

  Chattanooga Times Free Press · Davidson Co., TN
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Chaos erupts at Memphis City Council meeting over data center vote

  Memphis City Council members delayed a vote on a proposed one-year data center moratorium, prompting protesters to disrupt the meeting over concerns about local energy demands and noise.

  Fox Business · Shelby Co., TN