Resident warns Cheatham County: data centers could strain TVA power and change county’s character

Jul 22, 2025

At the July 21 public forum, resident Tracy O'Neil urged commissioners to plan proactively against speculative data-center development, citing large power requests to TVA, examples in Memphis, and a call to protect rivers, farms and trails.

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Tracy O'Neil, a Chatham County resident, urged the Cheatham County Commission on July 21 to plan proactively to protect local natural and agricultural resources from speculative industrial development, particularly data centers that demand large amounts of power.

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