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Knox County

1 data center project we know about. 3 towns, cities and unincorporated areas.

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Projects

Being built

Bitdeer Knoxville bitcoin mine turning into an AI data center

unknown, Knox County

🕒 April 2026: WUOT reported TVA gave the Knoxville mine about $18 million in energy credits; it uses a…

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Knoxville

Knoxville City Council unanimously passed an emergency one-year pause on permits and building of large data centers in the city. It lasts until July 7, 2027, or until new data center rules take effect. City and county planners are writing those rules.

July 7, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated Knox County

Knox County Commission voted 10-0 to pause new data centers in the parts of the county outside Knoxville for one year, until June 30, 2027. Commissioners can end it early if the county writes rules for data centers. The resolution (R26-6-904) went to the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission, which recommended approval on Aug. 13, 2026; it came back to the County Commission for a first reading on Sept. 21, 2026.

June 22, 2026Source

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