Nothing reported in Unincorporated Blount County yet
Who decides here: the Blount County Commission decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Blount County's planning commission voted to recommend a one-year pause on AI data centers, crypto mines and blockchain computing centers, to give time to write zoning rules. Ideas discussed included a 5,000-foot buffer from homes. The County Commission makes the final decision; we did not find its vote. WVLT reported in July that Blount County put rules in place on June 18 (5,000-foot buffer, 60-decibel noise limit, proof the utility can serve the site), but the planning commission was still discussing those ideas on July 23, so it is unclear what has been adopted.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Blount County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Blount County: Fort Loudoun Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or City of Alcoa Utilities (run by the town) or Sevier County Electric System (run by the town).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Tennessee.