A Tennessee family wants to turn about 850 acres near the Hiwassee River into an energy campus that could host a data center; residents are raising concerns ahead of the first votes
- Representative imageA proposed industrial campus in Bradley County, Tennessee, is putting economic development, energy demand and environmental protection on a collision course.
- The Wright family, owners of Wright Brothers Construction, wants to rezone and annex about 850 acres west of Interstate 75 and north of Old Lower River Road, close to the Hiwassee River.
- Called Project River, the development could include a power complex fuelled by natural gas and woody biomass, along with a large industrial customer such as a data center.
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- Representative imageA proposed industrial campus in Bradley County, Tennessee, is putting economic development, energy demand and environmental protection on a collision course.
- The Wright family, owners of Wright Brothers Construction, wants to rezone and annex about 850 acres west of Interstate 75 and north of Old Lower River Road, close to the Hiwassee River.
- Called Project River, the development could include a power complex fuelled by natural gas and woody biomass, along with a large industrial customer such as a data center.
Sources: Times of India