DC BLOX Nashville (Grassmere Park)
648 Grassmere Park, Nashville, TN 37211 · Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Source: Primary source
DC BLOX Nashville (Grassmere Park) is a proposed data center in Davidson County, TN, operated by DC BLOX. DataCentersExposed has documented 50 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Davidson, Tennessee
A ~50 MW DC BLOX data-center campus is proposed at 648 Grassmere Park, directly beside the Nashville Zoo. The zoo, neighbors, and 390,000+ petitioners are fighting it, and Metro Council is weighing a data-center moratorium. Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in — with the sourced arguments and a ready-to-send comment.
The next decision point
Packing the room is the single most effective thing you can do. One meeting can stop a project.
- DecisionMetropolitan CouncilTomorrow
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 6:30 PM CDT
Metropolitan Council: data-center item — Temporary moratorium on data center development permits in Nashville-Davidson County.
Hearing timeline
- DecisionMetropolitan CouncilTomorrow
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 6:30 PM CDT
Metropolitan Council: data-center item — Temporary moratorium on data center development permits in Nashville-Davidson County.
- DecisionMetropolitan Council
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 · 6:00 PM CDT
Metropolitan Council: data-center item — Temporary moratorium on data center development permits in Nashville & Davidson County.
Passed on first reading — moratorium ordinance not yet finally adopted
- DecisionMetropolitan Council
Tue, Jun 2, 2026 · 6:30 PM CDT
Metropolitan Council: data-center item — Ordinance adding data center uses and definitions to zoning code; passed first reading.
Passed first reading — ordinance adding data center uses advanced, no final adoption
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Your action kit
Sourced arguments and ready-to-send letters — every figure links to a primary record. Edit to add your own story.
50 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 40,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in TN is 15.1¢/kWh, up 12.8% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
SourceDemand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Neighbors taking a stand
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkDC BLOX has proposed a two-building, ~50 MW data-center campus (40 MW + 10 MW, with an ~72,000 sq ft substation) on roughly 24 acres at 648 Grassmere Park in south Nashville — directly northwest of the Nashville Zoo. The project drew a 390,000+ signature petition, a zoning appeal filed by the zoo, and a proposed 90-day Metro data-center moratorium.
Operator chain
In the news
source: Google News- Nashville Mayor Orders Review of Large Data Centers Amid Community ConcernsWZTV· Jun 16, 2026
- Nashvillians wait five hours, boo DC Blox lawyer, and demand no new data centersThe Cool Down· Jun 16, 2026
- Data center opposition grows; company addresses concernsThe Center Square· Jun 15, 2026
- Nashville mayor signs executive order backing data center moratoriumNews Channel 5 Nashville· Jun 15, 2026
- Blackburn joins opposition to Nashville Zoo data center planAxios· Jun 15, 2026
- June 15: Marsha Blackburn on Data Center Near Nashville Zoo; New Christa Pike Execution ChallengeNashville Banner· Jun 15, 2026
Data-center discussions in Davidson County
source: LocalView (CC0)Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Hume - Fogg High in Nashville, is 0.5 mi from this site (898 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.