Environment
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Data center tax breaks could cost Kentucky billions, new analysis finds
Data centers are being proposed across Kentucky, and if they come to fruition, a policy analyst says the data center tax breaks could become the largest tax expenditure on the state’s books.
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A Mercer County city wants to annex land for a potential data center. Another city has concerns.
Burgin wants to annex land so a data center can build there, but neighboring Harrodsburg—which helps supply water—has some concerns.
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Utility regulator launches investigation into ‘troubling’ Kentucky Power planning practices
The investigation follows years of concerns from Kentucky’s utilities regulator and the state’s attorney general over Kentucky Power’s energy planning decisions.
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Data center battles are brewing across Kentucky. Help us report on them
From Cave City to Carter County, fights over where to put data centers—or whether they should exist at all—are cropping up across Kentucky.
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Kentucky’s largest cities act to regulate data centers
Kentucky has no statewide data center regulations, leaving local leaders to figure out next steps for their cities and counties.
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What do Kentuckians think of data centers? We asked
Kentucky lawmakers failed to regulate data centers in 2026, making these fights local.
