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Monday 19 October 2026

Memphis votes on a data centre pause as Colossus grows

Memphis City Council is due to vote on 20 October on a data centre pause and two rival rulebooks. SpaceXSI's Colossus sites sit in the city.

Liora Hale Monday 19 October 2026, open calendar6 min read

Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0), cropped

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Memphis City Council is due to make its call on data centres on Tuesday 20 October, and SpaceXSI's Colossus supercomputers are the reason the room will be full. Three competing ordinances are up for their final reading, including a temporary moratorium on new data centre permits.

Memphis City Hall, a white modernist office block on Main Street, behind trees and a paved plaza — Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0), cropped

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