Rural Tennessee town puts AI data center on hold as water and power fears grow

Rural Tennessee town puts AI data center on hold as water and power fears grow

McMinnville, a rural Tennessee city, has put a proposed AI-related data center on hold after residents warned it could strain local water and electricity resources. Opposition has also grown online, with a petition against the project closing in on 3,000 signatures as the fight spreads beyond City Hall. What happened? City officials recently enacted an 18-month moratorium on new data centers, putting the proposed Hixson Data Center on pause whil…