Hamblen County, TN 1-Year AI Datacenter Moratorium

Hamblen County, Tennessee commissioners voted on July 6, 2026 to enact a one-year moratorium on new data center construction in the county. The moratorium is officially labeled 'AI Datacenter Moratorium' on the Hamblen County government website — one of the few local governments in the data-center wave to explicitly name 'AI' in the title of the moratorium rather than referring only to 'data centers.' The pause is part of a broader wave of Tennessee county action against data center development.

Technical detail

Hamblen County (TN) Commission moratorium on new data center (AI datacenter) construction, adopted July 6, 2026; duration one year (~expires July 2027). Labeled 'AI Datacenter Moratorium' on the official county government website (hamblencountytn.gov/ai-datacenter-moratorium/), making Hamblen County one of the few jurisdictions to explicitly use 'AI' in the moratorium title. Moratorium details (threshold, specific conditions) not specified in available coverage. The county is in the Morristown metropolitan area in Northeast Tennessee. Part of a broader wave of Tennessee county moratoriums enacted in June–July 2026.

Who is protected: Hamblen County, TN residents

Who must comply: Data center and AI data center developers seeking permits in Hamblen County, TN

Key facts

Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere

• SB 484 (FL Data Center Costs) · In effect
• Maine Data Center Moratorium (vetoed) · Vetoed
• VA Data Center Siting Bill (Vetoed) · Vetoed
• VA Data Center Tax Exemption · In effect
• VA Data Center Cost-Allocation Law · In effect
• Texas SB 6 (Data Center Grid Law) · In effect