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• 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
  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
• 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 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
• Oct 21
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis rejects data center moratorium in favor of 135-day review

  The Black Chronicle · Shelby Co., TN · also at The Center Square, The Center Square, Yahoo
• Oct 21
  VOTE·Tennessee

  Data centers become midterm minefield as candidates scramble to answer voter backlash

  Data centers have become a contentious midterm election issue as candidates across both parties scramble to address voter concerns about the technology. The debate spans from city councils voting down proposals to gubernatorial candidates offering varying solutions, from local control measures to requiring companies to provide free electricity to residents.

  NBC 15 WPMI · Tennessee · also at WBMA, KOKI FOX 23, WPMI Local 15 News
• Oct 21
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Trump suggests data centers pay for their own elec­tricity, pay dividends to local com­mu­nities

  President Trump called for data centers to fund their own electricity and pay dividends to local communities, reversing his previous support for the facilities as opposition grows over concerns about rising electric bills and water consumption. Memphis City Council voted against a temporary moratorium on data centers Tuesday despite resident objections.

  Spectrum News · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 21
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis mayor supports data center pause until guardrails in place

  Headline onlyWREG.com · Shelby Co., TN · also at Yahoo, WREG.com
• Oct 21
  MORATORIUM

  Data center 135-day moratorium vertical video

  Headline onlyWREG.com
• Oct 21
  MORATORIUM

  What’s the purpose of a 135-day moratorium on data centers?

  Headline onlyWREG.com · also at WREG.com