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TN Politics: Community rails against more delays in data center action
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- Oct 9UTILITIES·GeorgiaTwo candidates are running for Georgia Public Service Commission chair in District 3. Incumbent Peter Hubbard, who has 16 years of energy industry experience developing solar and battery storage projects, is focusing his campaign on lowering utility bills and increasing clean energy. Challenger Fitz Johnson, a former PSC member and U.S. Army veteran, is emphasizing keeping energy affordable through reliable energy sources and opposing federal regulations he says increase utility costs.Grady Newsource · Georgia
- Oct 9MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TNA proposed data center next to Nashville Zoo is heading to the Board of Zoning Appeals to determine whether older or newer zoning rules apply to the project. The zoo, backed by a petition with over 600,000 signatures, argues the development violates new regulations requiring at least a half-mile separation from the zoo.WZTV · Davidson Co., TN · also at WZTV
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- Oct 8MORATORIUM·FloridaManatee 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 8NEWS·FloridaHeadline onlyNBC 6 South Florida · Florida
- Oct 8MORATORIUM·FloridaManatee 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 8MORATORIUM·GeorgiaPembroke 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 8NEWS·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 8MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNMemphis 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 8ZONING·Shelby Co., TNThe 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 8ZONING·Shelby Co., TNA 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 8MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TNDC 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.