Nashville Mayor Signs Executive Order Backing Data Center Moratorium
Mayor Freddie O'Connell said Nashville needs more review before adding large data centers, as the council considers a permit pause and critics cite 400,000 signatures.
- On Monday, Mayor Freddie O'Connell signed Executive Order 59, directing Metro departments to temporarily halt new large-scale data center development while Nashville studies potential impacts and develops regulations.
- An Atlanta-based DC BLOX proposal near the Nashville Zoo has triggered intense public pushback, resulting in a petition with more than 400,000 signatures opposing the project.
- Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, joined celebrities like Brad Paisley in opposition, with hundreds of residents rallying last week at a Metro Planning Commission hearing.
- The Data Center Coalition warned a moratorium "would discourage investment and send a signal that the community is closed for business," citing the industry's $10 billion contribution to Tennessee's GDP in 2024.
- Metro departments must submit findings within two months, as the Nashville Metro Council considers a moratorium on facilities over 500,000 square feet to prioritize resident health and safety.
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What do Nashville’s zoo, the mayor, and a Republican senator agree on? Data center opposition.
Pushback to a planned data center near Nashville’s zoo has been gaining political support in recent days, including from Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who is also running for governor. O’Connell signed an executive order Monday directing Metro departments to study potential impacts of large-scale data centers, and putting his support behind a Metro Council effort to pause permits for such facilities. The order req…
Nashville Mayor Signs Executive Order Against Data Centers
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell signed a new executive order yesterday dedicated to addressing data center expansion in the city. Although he cannot impose a moratorium on the data centers under state law, O’Connell’s executive order urges city departments to support legislation opposing the centers. Several proposals are in motion and are set to make their way up to the Metro Council. Councilmember Rollin Horton previously introduced a bill…
Mayor Freddie O’Connell Signs Data Centers Executive Order – The Tennessee Tribune
NASHVILLE, TN – Today, Mayor Freddie O’Connell signed Executive Order 59 putting the full weight of the Metro government behind work already underway to implement a temporary moratorium on new large-scale data centers. The order directs Metro departments to identify lawful ways to ensure Nashville’s air, water, public spaces, and residents are protected from the potential negative impacts of large-scale data center operations. “We don’t want th…
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