The AM/DM podcast: What really happened during the City Council’s data center vote
The Memphis City Council approved a 135-day moratorium on new data centers while directing the city toward developing future land-use standards and regulations. Council members rejected a more indefinite moratorium after several contentious meetings and a lengthy public session.
The Memphis City Council approved a 135-day moratorium on new data centers as part of a broader effort to develop land-use standards and regulations for future facilities. The action followed several contentious meetings and a more than five-hour council session attended by a capacity crowd at City Hall.
The council also rejected an ordinance that would have imposed a more indefinite pause on new data center development. Daily Memphian reporters Bill Dries and Mary Evans discussed the vote and the council’s next steps on the AM/DM podcast.