Lexington extended its temporary ban on data center construction. Mercer County rejected regulations that would allow hyperscale data centers. And a Carroll County ethics board is looking into dealings surrounding a proposed hyperscale data center.
As local governments in Kentucky are weighing and making decisions on potential hyperscale data centers, some Kentuckians came to Frankfort to tell state lawmakers that they need to do more to regulate large data centers — not put that burden on local governments.
Just a few months away from when state lawmakers meet again in Frankfort, catch up on the latest data center news in this round-up as reported by the Lantern and other news outlets from around Kentucky.
Kentuckians tell state lawmakers to act
More than 60 people from across the state, ranging from Pike County to Daviess County, came to a committee room earlier this month to lay out a number of concerns they have about hyperscale data center proposals and their potential impacts on electricity ratepayers, rural land and the state’s natural resources…