Leaders in this Tennessee county just tabled a one-year pause on data centers

The Lawrence County Commission in Tennessee voted 13-5 to table a one-year data center moratorium, facing public backlash over a planned data center in Lawrenceburg. Opponents argued the resolution would protect county land and prevent hyper-scale data centers, while supporters cited legal risks due to the absence of county-wide zoning. A study committee on data center impacts was also part of the proposed resolution.