Knox County imposes one-year halt on new data centers amid regulation concerns

Name: Knox County imposes one-year halt on new data centers amid regulation concerns
Uploaded: 2026-06-22T22:44:16.000Z
Duration: 55 s
Description: The Knox County Commission has enacted a one-year moratorium on new data center construction. This halt is effective until June 30, 2027, and will allow the commission time to develop and decide on new regulations for data centers.

News Clip0:55WBIR Channel 10·Knox County, TN·6/22/2026

The Knox County Commission has enacted a one-year moratorium on new data center construction. This halt is effective until June 30, 2027, and will allow the commission time to develop and decide on new regulations for data centers.

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Gov: Knox County Commission

At Monday's county commission meeting, the board of commissioners passed a one year data center moratorium, giving them until June, 30, 2027 to decide regulations.