What's the Purpose of a 135-Day Moratorium on Data Centers?

Memphis Council didn’t know what it voted on. Data center pause passed anyway

Memphis City Council Fails To Pass 18-Month Data Center Moratorium

After Delaying A Vote On Data Center Regulations Earlier This Month, The Memphis City Council Ended Up Deadlocked On Tuesday 6 To 6 On A Proposal That Would Have Established A Moratorium On New Data Center Development For A Period Of 18 Months.

FOX13 Investigates 135-day data center moratorium passed by City Council

FOX13 Investigates is digging into the data center moratorium ordinance that passed through Tuesday's city council meeting.

What's the purpose of a 135-day moratorium on data centers?

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- After another contentious city council meeting Tuesday night, there's now a moratorium on data centers in Memphis. But it's not for the initial year that was put on the table; it's now 135 days. Those who support the new ordinance said this will help get regulations in place. "We want the data [...]

Memphis councilors reject 18-month data center moratorium

Instead, they ban new projects for 135 days

Memphis Approves 135-Day Data Center Permit Moratorium, Orders New Regulations in Blow to Democrat TN-9 Nominee Justin Pearson

The Memphis City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance establishing new regulations for data centers used for artificial intelligence (AI), now renamed super intelligence (SI) by the Trump administration, in a development characterized as a loss by State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis).