Johnson City Data Center Moratorium
Johnson City, TN Data Center Moratorium (June 2025, extended Dec. 2026)
Johnson City, TN · Johnson City, Tenn., Commission data center moratorium (adopted June 5, 2025; extended May 22, 2026 to Dec. 3, 2026)
- Status
- In effect
- Expires
- December 3, 2026
- Applies to
- Data center developers seeking permits in Johnson City
- Enforced by
- City of Johnson City (planning and permitting)
Johnson City, Tennessee passed a one-year moratorium on data center construction on June 5, 2025, applying to land use applications and building permits for new data centers in the I-2 heavy industrial district. A companion text amendment limits data centers to the I-2 district. The Commission voted unanimously on May 22, 2026 to extend the moratorium to December 3, 2026, giving the city more time to study noise and other impacts and develop permanent regulations. The local utility BrightRidge also imposed a separate moratorium on data center project proposals in the region.
Who is protected: Johnson City residents and BrightRidge utility ratepayers
Legal detail
Johnson City Commission resolution adopted June 5, 2025, imposing a one-year moratorium on land use applications and building permits for new data center construction in the I-2 (heavy industrial) zoning district; companion text amendment limits data centers to I-2. Extended unanimously May 22, 2026 to December 3, 2026. BrightRidge (municipal electric utility) separately imposed a moratorium on accepting new data center project proposals in its service area.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Johnson City, TN |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | June 5, 2025 |
| Citation | Johnson City, Tenn., Commission data center moratorium (adopted June 5, 2025; extended May 22, 2026 to Dec. 3, 2026) |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| News report | Johnson City Commission votes to extend data center moratorium — SuperTalk 92.9 |
Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere
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- WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
- Dayton OH data center moratorium (180-day, Apr 2026) · In effect
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