City Council faces 6 proposals for regulating data centers
News ClipDaily Memphian·Memphis, Shelby County, TN·10/6/2026
The Memphis City Council is considering six proposals to regulate data center development, including a one-year moratorium on new facilities. Council members are weighing how much time is needed to develop comprehensive rules.
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The Memphis City Council is considering six proposals for regulating data centers, up from three plans discussed three weeks earlier. One proposal would impose a one-year moratorium on new data centers while the city develops comprehensive regulations.
Council member JB Smiley Jr. is among the advocates for the moratorium. The proposals remain under consideration as the council evaluates how to establish rules for data center development in Memphis.