Nothing reported in Unincorporated Hawkins County yet
Who decides here: the Hawkins County Commission decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
ExoticRidge, a crypto mining company that wanted to build an 8-megawatt bitcoin mine near Bulls Gap, sued Hawkins County in federal court over its ban on data centers and crypto mines. The Beacon Center, a conservative legal group, says the ban is unfair and was passed without proper notice. The county says it will fight the case.
🚫 Ban
Hawkins County Commission banned new data centers and crypto mines in the parts of the county outside cities. The vote was 12-0, with two members absent. Cointelegraph reports the commission voted 12-0 again on a later July 28 to keep the ban instead of a proposed settlement that would have let the mine run with noise limits. A crypto mining company is suing over the ban.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Hawkins 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 Hawkins County: Kingsport Power Co. (company) or Holston Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Powell Valley Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Appalachian Power Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Tennessee.