Until recently, Nashville’s zoning code didn’t have a separate classification for data centers. These massive facilities could be treated similarly to general office uses, even though they can consume enormous amounts of electricity, require extensive cooling systems and operate noisy equipment around the clock. That officially changed in July. Metro Council passed Nashville’s first comprehensive regulations governing where data centers can be built and how they must operat

It's not just a Nashville problem, it's a Middle Tennessee problem. If you've been following our page for a while, you know we don't just talk about the good stuff about moving here, we tell you what's actually going on. And right now, something big is happening across Middle Tennessee that every buyer (and every current resident) should know about: data centers. Tennessee currently has around 60 data centers, and more than a third of them are clustered in the greater N