Data Center Political Risk
Tennessee data center moratoriums & political risk
Dimetrics tracks 19 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across Tennessee — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.
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Moratoriums & restrictions in Tennessee
Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Enacted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashvillecity · Davidson | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | Nashville Banner |
| Hamilton Countycounty · Hamilton | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | Chattanooga Times Free Press / WDEF |
| Knoxvillecity · Knox | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | City of Knoxville |
| Pariscity · Henry | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | Radio NWTN |
| Clintoncity · Anderson | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | Courier News |
| Knox Countycounty · Knox | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | WIVK |
| Anderson Countycounty · Anderson | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | WBIR |
| Coffee Countycounty · Coffee | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | 93.9 The Duck |
| McMinnvillecity · Warren | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | WSMV |
| Cedar Hillcity · Robertson | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | WSMV |
| Washington Countycounty · Washington | Moratorium | active | Mar 2026 | SuperTalk 92.9 |
| Bristolcity · Sullivan | Moratorium | active | Oct 2025 | SuperTalk 92.9 |
| Hawkins Countycounty · Hawkins | Ban | active | Sep 2025 | WBIR |
| Johnson Citycity · Washington | Moratorium | active | Jun 2025 | SuperTalk 92.9 |
| Dickson Countycounty · Dickson | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
| Grundy Countycounty · Grundy | Moratorium | active | — | WPLN News |
| Maury Countycounty · Maury | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
| Memphiscity · Shelby | Moratorium | proposed | — | Memphis Flyer |
| Wilson Countycounty · Wilson | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
Score Tennessee's data center political risk
Dimetrics scores each jurisdiction's resistance capacity — blending political lean, income and education, grid adequacy, and enacted actions — and maps it to operator exposure at the site level. See the scored interactive map, or query it in Claude via the Dimetrics MCP.
Moratorium and zoning records are compiled from public filings and news sources and provided as is. Not legal or investment advice. See all states →