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Data center expansion in Alcoa

A new data center, Data center expansion in Alcoa, has been announced in Alcoa, TN. Rumored data center near Alcoa, Blount County, TN, from community sources (a Change.org petition), not confirmed by the developer or local officials. Location approximate (town or county).

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Tennessee state legislation

S731 - Utility tariff requirement for large data centersLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires electric public utilities to develop and submit a tariff for data centers with monthly demand of at least 100 MW.Download
SB2653 - Tennessee Data Center Impact Review ActLegislationdatacenterbans.comEstablishes an impact review process for data centers.Download
HB1847 - Data center owner/operator infrastructure cost requirementLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires data center owners/operators to pay the full cost of infrastructure needed to support the data center.Download
SB2112 - Data center registration and usage reportingLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires certain data centers to register with the department of revenue and utilities to report usage and rates.Download
SB2128 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comComp. became Pub. Ch. 961 May 18, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: Not announced
County: Blount County, TN
Address: Alcoa, TN
Stage: Announced

Capacity and size: not on file

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Photos

Aerial imageryUSGS The National Map · public domain
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