Public meeting to be held about proposed data center in Lawrence County

Name: Public meeting to be held about proposed data center in Lawrence County
Uploaded: 2026-04-23T01:58:49.000Z
Duration: 1 min 27 s
Description: City Council members in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee are seeking public input on a proposed 60,000 square-foot data center. Concurrently, state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require data centers to pay for their own water and electricity costs, rather than potentially passing them on to local residents.

News Clip1:27WSMV 4 Nashville·Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, TN·4/23/2026

City Council members in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee are seeking public input on a proposed 60,000 square-foot data center. Concurrently, state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require data centers to pay for their own water and electricity costs, rather than potentially passing them on to local residents.

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Gov: City Council, State Leaders, Tennessee Senate Finance Ways and Means Committee, Senator Brent Taylor, Governor Bill Lee

A public meeting is scheduled in Lawrence County, Tennessee, to gather community input regarding a proposed 60,000 square-foot data center planned for Lawrenceburg. The facility would occupy approximately six acres off Flat Woods Roads.

Local city council members have already voted twice to rezone the necessary area for the data center. This local discussion coincides with a statewide legislative effort, where state lawmakers are advancing a bill aimed at regulating data centers. The proposed bill mandates that data centers bear the full cost of their water and electricity consumption, preventing these utility increases from being passed on to local residents. Senator Brent Taylor, the bill's sponsor, was thanked for the legislation during a Senate Finance Ways and Means Committee meeting. The bill has passed the House and is scheduled for a Senate vote, after which it would proceed to Governor Bill Lee's desk for approval.