The latest Data Centers coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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A panel of experts plans to speak a few days after Halloween on the benefits and costs of proposed data center developments across the Chattanooga area.
The Walker County Board of Commissioners has voted unanimously for a 30-day moratorium on data centers. Walker County became the third county or city government in the region to pass a moratorium in the past month.
Residents in areas with data centers foot more of the bill for increased electricity costs, according to a new report by nonpartisan think tank Think Tennessee.
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Some Hamilton County commissioners believe the county should look at a long-term ban on data centers in rural areas.
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The new county planning department will use the time to study the impacts of data centers
Despite moratoriums on data centers in Calhoun, an Atlanta-based developer is pursuing a 500,000-square-foot project that would cover 11 acres of a 57-acre tract off Highway 53 next to Fair's Auto Services & Repair.
Local governments in Tennessee are pausing data center development after outcry from residents while officials determine how to regulate the resource-intensive facilities.
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Residents across two Northwest Georgia counties pushed back against data centers, both current and proposed, in separate city and county meetings.
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A letter that Tennessee Valley Authority officials sent to local utilities has been published widely as tensions grow over the high electricity costs and usage of data centers. The changes TVA proposed, however, would increase power bills for data centers rather than residents.
Tennessee lawmakers this year introduced seven bills aiming to set up guardrails for data centers in the state, but only one crossed the finish line.
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The Bradley County Commission received a standing ovation from residents as it unanimously approved zoning regulations on Monday that leave few, if any, properties where data centers could be built.
