Kentucky leaders should look to history to solve data center controversies

By: Kathryn Hargraves

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 633

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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The fight over hyperscale data centers in Kentucky reminds me of a similar fight decades ago over mega-landfills. Then, as now, Kentucky had cheap land and lots of it, with very little zoning. Then, as now, Kentuckians found themselves on the receiving end of huge decisions over which they had no say. What Kentucky did next on landfills is a template for what we could do now on data centers.

In late 1990 …

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