Memphis city passes the first reading of a year-long data center moratorium

News Clip0:58WBIR Channel 10·Memphis, Shelby County, TN·8/19/2026

The Memphis City Council has passed the first reading of a proposed year-long moratorium on data center development. This action makes Memphis the most recent major city in Tennessee to consider such a measure, although the ruling is not yet official.

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While the ruling is not yet official, Memphis is the most recent major Tennessee to join the conversation around data centers.