[Industry Event] Advancing Data Center Construction East 2026

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• Oct 22
  UTILITIES·Madison Co., AL

  Meta gives tour of Huntsville data center amid questions over energy, water use

  Meta opened its Huntsville data center for tours, where company officials stated the facility matches its electricity use with renewable energy and receives power through the Tennessee Valley Authority. The company declined to disclose specific electricity and water usage figures for the facility.

  WAFF · Madison Co., AL · also at WAFF
• Oct 22
  NEWS·Madison Co., AL

  Meta gives inside look at Huntsville data center amid resource concerns

  Headline onlyWHNT.com · Madison Co., AL · also at Yahoo
• Oct 22
  NEWS·Madison Co., AL

  Meta gives an inside look at Huntsville data center

  Headline onlyrocketcitynow.com · Madison Co., AL
• Oct 22
  NEWS·Madison Co., AL

  Meta Gives Inside Look of Huntsville Data Center | Oct. 21, 2026 | News 19 at 6 p.m.

  Headline onlyWHNT.com · Madison Co., AL
• Oct 22
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  The AM/DM podcast: What really happened during the City Council’s data center vote

  The Memphis City Council approved developing land-use standards for data centers and enacted a 135-day moratorium on new facilities, but voted down a proposal for an indefinite moratorium during a lengthy meeting this week.

  Daily Memphian · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 22
  LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis Council didn’t know what it voted on. Data center pause passed anyway

  Headline onlyThe Commercial Appeal · Shelby Co., TN · also at Yahoo
• Oct 22
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Whitehaven community demands guardrails on data center construction traffic

  Headline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 22
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Shelby Co Commission debates data center rules day after Memphis City Council passes moratorium

  The Shelby County Commission considered two data center ordinances Wednesday: one proposing conservation requirements for existing facilities and another proposing a temporary moratorium not exceeding 12 months, a day after Memphis City Council passed a 135-day moratorium.

  Action News 5 · Shelby Co., TN · also at Action News 5
• Oct 22
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Community members say passed moratorium disregards what the community asked for

  The Memphis City Council passed a 135-day data center moratorium, but community members say the ordinance lacks a required community input provision that organizers had requested for two years. Mayor Paul Young's accompanying executive order mandates three community meetings as part of a 90-day study.

  Action News 5 · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 22
  NEWS

  Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout

  Decatur Daily · also at rocketcitynow.com
• Oct 21
  NEWS·Madison Co., AL

  Meta opens Huntsville data center doors amid local concerns over water and power use

  Headline onlyrocketcitynow.com · Madison Co., AL · also at Yahoo, rocketcitynow.com
• Oct 21
  NEWS·Madison Co., AL

  Meta gives sneak peek of its Huntsville data center amid local concerns over water and power use

  Headline onlyrocketcitynow.com · Madison Co., AL