Imposes an immediate moratorium through June 30, 2027, or until the County adopts replacement data-center regulations, whichever occurs first, prohibiting the location, construction, operation, permitting, and vesting of covered data centers in Knox County.

Prohibits covered data centers from filing preliminary or final development plans, building-permit applications, or similar applications that could create vesting rights during the moratorium.

Bars the County from issuing permits, zoning approvals, building approvals, utility extensions, building permits, text amendments, or development agreements for establishing or operating a covered data center during the moratorium.

Defines a covered data center to include a facility projected to have a peak electric demand of 10 MW or more, or one that refuses to disclose its peak demand.

Prevents circumvention by dividing operations into multiple facilities of 10 MW or less on one acre when their combined peak electric demand exceeds 10 MW.

Allows the Commission to extend the moratorium beyond June 30, 2027, by vote if the County has not adopted regulations governing data-center location and operation.

Grandfathers only data-center facilities that were already operating when the resolution was adopted; the State of Tennessee and Knox County facilities are excluded, subject to the County facility limitation concerning leasing operating capacity to nongovernmental third parties.

Facilities with a disclosed projected peak electric demand below 10 MW are outside the amended definition of a data center and therefore are not subject to the moratorium. The facility must disclose its peak demand; facilities that refuse to disclose it remain covered.

Data centers that were already operating when the resolution was adopted may continue operating during the moratorium.

Facilities owned or operated by the State of Tennessee are excluded from the data-center definition and moratorium.

Facilities owned or operated by Knox County are excluded, provided the County does not lease to a nongovernmental third party operating capacity requiring peak demand above 10 MW.

A moratorium immediately prohibits the location, construction, operation, permitting, and vesting of covered data centers in Knox County through June 30, 2027, or until the County Commission adopts regulations governing data centers, whichever occurs first.

Covered data centers may not file preliminary or final development plans, building-permit applications, or similar applications that could create vesting rights during the moratorium.

During the moratorium, the County may not issue permits, zoning approvals, building approvals, utility extensions, building permits, text amendments, or development agreements for establishing a covered data center.

The moratorium covers facilities primarily containing digital-information processing, storage, or transmission equipment and related environmental-control equipment that are projected to have a peak electric demand of at least 10 MW, or that refuse to disclose their peak demand. The earlier version used a 5 MW threshold.

The measure prevents evasion of the threshold by dividing operations into multiple facilities of 10 MW or less on one acre when their combined peak demand exceeds 10 MW. The earlier version applied the same anti-aggregation rule using a 5 MW threshold.

Facilities already operating when the applicable resolution is adopted are exempt from the moratorium's prohibition on locating, constructing, or operating.

State-owned or state-operated facilities are excluded from the data-center definition. Knox County-owned or county-operated facilities are also excluded, unless the County leases operating capacity to a nongovernmental third party requiring more than the applicable 10 MW threshold, or more than 5 MW under the earlier version.

The County Commission may extend the moratorium by vote beyond June 30, 2027 if data-center regulations have not been adopted.

Data centers that were already operating when the resolution was adopted are exempt from the moratorium and may continue operating.

Facilities owned or operated by the State of Tennessee are excluded from the definition of a covered data center and therefore are not subject to the moratorium.

Facilities owned or operated by Knox County are excluded from the definition of a covered data center, provided the County does not lease operating capacity to a nongovernmental third party above the applicable threshold—5 MW under the amended resolution or 10 MW under the later resolution.

Moratorium on data centers in Knox County through June 30, 2027, or until the Knox County Commission adopts new regulations governing their placement and operation, whichever comes first.

A moratorium immediately prohibits covered data centers from locating, constructing, operating, permitting, or obtaining vesting rights in unincorporated Knox County through June 30, 2027, or until the County Commission adopts new regulations, whichever occurs first.

During the moratorium, data centers may not file preliminary or final development plans, building-permit applications, or similar applications that could create vesting rights.

During the moratorium, the county may not issue permits, zoning approvals, building approvals, utility extensions, building permits, text amendments, or development agreements for establishing a data center.

The moratorium covers facilities primarily containing digital-information processing, storage, or transmission equipment and environmental-control equipment if projected peak electric demand is at least 10 MW, or if the facility refuses to disclose its peak demand.

Existing data centers operating when the resolution was adopted are exempt from the moratorium's prohibition on locating, constructing, or operating.

The resolution prohibits evasion by dividing operations into multiple facilities of 10 MW or less on one acre when their combined peak electric demand exceeds 10 MW.

The County Commission may extend the moratorium beyond June 30, 2027 by vote if new regulations governing data-center location and operation have not been adopted.

State-owned or state-operated facilities are excluded from the data-center definition, and county-owned or county-operated facilities are excluded if the county does not lease third-party operating capacity requiring more than 10 MW of peak demand.

Existing data centers that were operating when the resolution was adopted may continue operating during the moratorium.

A facility with a projected peak electric demand below 10 MW is outside the resolution’s definition of a data center, unless it refuses to disclose its peak demand; however, the resolution prohibits aggregating multiple smaller facilities to evade the moratorium.

Facilities owned or operated by the State of Tennessee are excluded from the definition of a data center and therefore are not covered by the moratorium.

Facilities owned or operated by Knox County are excluded from the definition of a data center, provided the county does not lease to a nongovernmental third party operating capacity requiring more than 10 MW of peak demand.

The resolution imposes an immediate moratorium through June 30, 2027, or until the County adopts data-center regulations, whichever occurs first, prohibiting the location, construction, operation, permitting, and vesting of covered data centers. moratorium effective immediately through to June 30, 2027

During the moratorium, covered data centers may not file preliminary or final development plans or building-permit applications that could create vesting rights, and may not locate, construct, or operate in Knox County. Facilities already operating when the resolution is adopted are excepted. other than those facilities that are operating at the time this resolution is adopted

During the moratorium, the County may not issue permits or approvals for establishing a data center, including county permits, zoning approvals, building approvals, utility extensions, building permits, text amendments, and development agreements. no county permits, zoning approvals, building approvals, utility extensions

The resolution defines a covered data center as a facility primarily containing digital-information processing, storage, or transmission equipment and environmental-control equipment, if its projected peak electric demand is at least 5 MW or it refuses to disclose its peak demand. State-owned or state-operated facilities are excluded, as are County-owned or County-operated facilities unless the County leases operating capacity to a nongovernmental third party requiring more than 5 MW. projected to have a peak electric demand of 5 MW or more

The resolution bars attempts to evade the moratorium by dividing operations among multiple facilities of 5 MW or less on one acre when their combined peak electric demand exceeds 5 MW. no avoidance of such moratorium may be achieved

The County Commission may extend the moratorium beyond June 30, 2027, by vote if County data-center regulations have not been adopted. may be extended by vote of this body

Data centers already operating when the resolution was adopted may continue operating during the moratorium.

Facilities owned or operated by the State of Tennessee are excluded from the definition of “Data Center” and therefore are not subject to the moratorium.

Facilities owned or operated by Knox County are excluded from the definition of “Data Center,” unless the county leases operating capacity to a nongovernmental third party that requires peak electric demand greater than 5 MW.

The moratorium ends no later than June 30, 2027, unless the commission adopts replacement data-center regulations sooner, allowing new development to proceed after the moratorium ends.

Imposes an immediate moratorium through June 30, 2027, or until the County adopts new data-center regulations, whichever occurs first, prohibiting the location, construction, operation, permitting, and vesting of covered data centers in Knox County. moratorium effective immediately through to June 30, 2027

Applies to facilities primarily containing digital-information processing, storage, or transmission equipment and environmental-control equipment when projected peak electric demand is at least 10 MW or the facility refuses to disclose its peak demand. projected to have a peak electric demand of 10 MW or more

Prohibits covered data centers, including AI, cryptocurrency-mining, and blockchain-computing facilities, from filing development plans or building-permit applications that could create vesting rights during the moratorium. prohibited from filing preliminary development plans

Bars covered data centers from locating, constructing, or operating in Knox County during the moratorium. prohibited from locating, constructing, or operating in Knox County

Prohibits the County from issuing permits, zoning approvals, building approvals, utility extensions, building permits, text amendments, or development agreements for establishing a covered data center during the moratorium. no county permits, zoning approvals, building approvals, utility extensions

Prevents circumvention by splitting a larger operation into multiple facilities of 10 MW or less on one acre when their combined peak demand exceeds 10 MW. no avoidance of such moratorium may be achieved

Allows the moratorium to be extended beyond June 30, 2027, by a vote of the County Commission if data-center regulations have not been adopted. may be extended by vote of this body

Data centers already operating when the resolution is adopted may continue operating; the moratorium does not apply to them.

Facilities owned or operated by the State of Tennessee are excluded from the resolution’s definition of a data center and therefore are not subject to the moratorium.

Facilities owned or operated by Knox County are excluded from the definition and may proceed outside the moratorium, provided the County does not lease operating capacity to a nongovernmental third party that requires more than 10 MW of peak electric demand.