Data centers looking to expand in Memphis but are months away
Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen told the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 1, that two companies plan to build significant data centers in Memphis.
Topic: data centers
RSSThere are 12 article(s) tagged data centers:
-
September 2026
-
-
August 2026
-
City Council talks data center pause and votes on new MATA board
The one-year moratorium on new data centers would be to develop guidelines and regulations for the centers as part of the county’s Unified Development Code.
-
St. Jude plans $41M data center expansion
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital looks to expand its campus data center as part of its $12.9 billion capital plan.
-
Opinion: Other cities have limited data center development. Memphis can, too.
“Memphians have been given a false choice: either accept AI data center development without safeguards or be left behind. Memphis must treat clean air, clean water and affordable energy as non-negotiable, as other cities and regions have.”
-
What we do and don’t know about TVA’s data center rate hikes
When the TVA Board of Directors approved the new rate class for data centers in Memphis on Aug. 20, it held back some important information.
-
Opinion: We can have data centers while also protecting Memphis and Memphians
“Some of my neighbors feel unheard, and that is a gap we have to close. But a blanket moratorium fixes none of the problems. It stops new construction jobs and increases in the tax base while leaving the plants already running exactly where they are.”
-
TVA hikes electric rates on Memphis data centers
Data centers across the Tennessee Valley, including SpaceXAI’s sprawling Memphis operations, will soon face steeper electric bills and must pay far more to access the broader electric grid.
Related Content:
-
Data centers could soon pay full cost of power infrastructure, TVA CEO says
Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Mike Skaggs said the change would, in his opinion, put TVA ahead of other utilities in the country in charging data centers for their costs.
-
SpaceXAI asks for more power — this time from TVA
SpaceX’s artificial intelligence division asked TVA to directly supply more electricity to its Colossus II campus, which stretches between Memphis and Southaven.
-
Olive Branch restricts data centers
The ordinance, which puts restrictions on noise and how close data centers can be home to homes in the area, is effective immediately.
-
Memphis City Council to consider data center moratorium
Memphis, a city known nationwide for SpaceXAI, may take legislative steps to pause data center development. All of Elon Musk’s existing local data centers are in industrial districts and are unlikely to be affected by an ordinance.
Related content:
SpaceXAI once again said it will restart work on water plant
-
SpaceXAI once again said it will restart work on water plant
The company’s X post offered a timeline for construction of the water-recycling plant.
-
About 12 results
1