Memphis council delays vote on year-long data center moratorium

Memphis City Council postponed a vote on a 12-month moratorium on new data centers for the second time, voting 7-5 to delay; a new vote is expected on October 20. More than 100 residents protested at the meeting over xAI's data centers, which power Grok and serve clients including Anthropic.

• Memphis council voted 7-5 to postpone the data center moratorium
• A new vote on the 12-month pause is expected on October 20
• More than 100 residents protested at the council meeting
• xAI's Memphis data centers face multiple lawsuits over permits