Nashville’s data center ordinance lost a key environmental safeguard. What you need to know

Nashville’s city council is finalizing legislation to regulate data centers, but a key environmental safeguard allowing unlimited on-site fossil fuel use during undefined 'emergencies' was removed. Councilperson Rollin Horton criticized the amendment, which permits data centers to use gas turbines or diesel generators, while Councilperson Clay Capp proposed a counter-amendment to restrict fossil fuel use and incentivize renewable energy.