Data center investment, ratepayer protections can both happen, state report argues

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 836

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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FRANKFORT — As communities around Kentucky protest planned data centers, a new state energy group says data centers can be part of the state’s future, thanks to its cheap power and available land.

The state can bring in hyperscale data centers while also ensuring electricity ratepayers are protected, the executive director of the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission, or EPIC, said at a Thursday press conference.

“This report is not about whether Kentucky should recruit …

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