City data center moratorium gets public hearing date

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• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  Manatee County approves one-year moratorium on data centers

  Manatee County commissioners unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on new data center projects to allow time for studying potential effects on energy, water, infrastructure and communities. The move follows North Port's approval of an 18-month data center moratorium.

  ABC7 WWSB · Florida
• 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·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis City Council continues work on data center proposals after shortened meeting

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

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

  Memphis City Council passed first reading of a data center regulation ordinance on Thursday following a work session. The city issued ban notices to at least one community activist, preventing her attendance at upcoming council meetings scheduled to continue discussing data center proposals.

  FOX13 Memphis · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  ZONING·Shelby Co., TN

  City Council passes tentative zoning for data centers

  The City Council passed a tentative zoning ordinance for data centers that combines multiple proposals from council members and requires two additional full Council votes before final approval.

  Daily Memphian · Shelby Co., TN
• 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