2 data center projects in Unincorporated Davidson County
Who decides here: the Davidson County Commission decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Davidson County
DC Blox data center next to the Nashville Zoo
Nashville-Davidson Metro, Davidson County
23.49 acres
🕒 Aug 4, 2026: Metro Council voted 27-5 to let Metro negotiate for the 23.49-acre site or take it by em…
ProposedFisk University Innovation & Technology Center (data center)
Nashville-Davidson Metro, Davidson County
5 acres · for unknown (Fisk is looking for a partner)
🕒 June 2026: Two online petitions started against the Fisk data center.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
DC Blox sued Metro Nashville in federal court. The company says its permits were already approved (vested) before the data center pause, and that Metro unfairly targeted its project near the Nashville Zoo. Metro says it acted lawfully and will defend the case.
📌 Other
Metro Council voted 27-5 to let Metro buy, or take by eminent domain, the 23.49-acre DC Blox data center site next to the Nashville Zoo. Metro must first get an appraisal and is not required to buy. If the two sides cannot agree on a price, a judge decides.
📜 Data center rules
Metro Council passed Nashville's first data center zoning rules and a pause on new data center permits until December 1, 2026. The rules ban the biggest data centers (over 500,000 square feet), keep data centers in heavy industrial zones, add buffer zones near homes, schools, parks and zoos, and ban on-site gas turbines.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Davidson 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
Nashville Electric Service (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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- What will a court decide in the DC Blox lawsuit against Metro?
- Will Metro buy or take the land, and for how much?
- How big was the larger expansion DC Blox planned?
- Which company will run or lease the Fisk data center?
- How much water would it use?
- When will the Metro Planning Commission hear it?
- Does Nashville's new data center rule and pause apply to the Fisk project?