# Grundy County, Tennessee: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Gruetli-Laager, Tracy City and Altamont Grundy County is one of the places pushing back on the data center build-out. Grundy County is home to Gruetli-Laager, Tracy City, Altamont and most of Monteagle (851 of its 1,439 residents). The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “County moratorium on data centers through May 18, 2028”. Employers here counted 2,120 jobs in 2025, up 2.5% from 2019. Duck River Elec Member Corp is the largest utility serving Grundy County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.50¢/kWh in 2024. 14,116 people live here, up 4.2% since 2020. +2.5% total jobs since 2019, now 2,120 12.50¢ per kWh for Duck River Elec Member Corp residential customers, 2024 14,116 residents, 2025 ## Cities and towns in Grundy County Grundy County is home to Gruetli-Laager, Tracy City, Altamont and most of Monteagle (851 of its 1,439 residents). Gruetli-Laager1,786 residents Tracy City1,427 residents Altamont1,203 residents Monteagle851 residents · 59% of the city Coalmont823 residents Palmer584 residents Beersheba Springs457 residents - Monteagle also extends into [Marion County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/marion-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Pelham. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Grundy County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Tennessee | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 13,541 | 14,116 | ▲ 4.2% | 82nd of 95 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,068 | 2,120 | ▲ 2.5% | 61st of 95 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $29,562 | $39,036 | ▲ 32.0% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.9% | 4.0% | ▲ 0.1pts | — | Unemployment was 4.0% in August 2026, against 3.9% in 2019. ## Who powers Grundy County ### Utilities with service territory in Grundy County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Duck River Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 71,342 | 12.50¢ | 27% | | Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 33,206 | 12.97¢ | 32% | | Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 29,631 | 12.89¢ | 22% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Grundy County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Grundy County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,120 | $39,036 | 1.00 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Grundy County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | County moratorium on data centers through May 18, 2028 | In force | 2026-01 | ## Grundy County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Grundy County, Warren County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Grundy County | 14,116 | ▲ 2.5% | — | — | — | 1 | | Coffee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/coffee-county) | 62,419 | ▼ 1.0% | — | — | — | 1 | | Franklin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/franklin-county) | 45,579 | ▼ 2.1% | 46 MW | — | — | — | | Marion County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/marion-county) | 29,804 | ▲ 11.1% | 104 MW | — | — | — | | Sequatchie County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/sequatchie-county) | 17,861 | ▲ 16.3% | 9 MW | — | — | — | | Warren County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/warren-county) | 43,717 | ▲ 1.7% | 58 MW | — | 1 | 1 | ## More of Tennessee [All Tennessee countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee)[Coffee County62,419 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/coffee-county)[Franklin County45,579 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/franklin-county)[Warren County43,717 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/warren-county)[Marion County29,804 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/marion-county)[Sequatchie County17,861 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/sequatchie-county) ## Grundy County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Grundy County, Tennessee? 3 utilities have service territory in Grundy County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Duck River Elec Member Corp, Sequachee Valley Electric Coop, Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc. The largest, Duck River Elec Member Corp, charged residential customers 12.50¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### Are there data centers in Grundy County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Grundy County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Warren County. ### Is Grundy County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,120 jobs in 2025 against 2,068 in 2019 (+2.5%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Grundy County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Grundy County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/grundy-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).