Some Kentucky counties and cities are hitting pause on data centers

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 1,272

Last Updated: 3 days, 14 hours ago

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Daviess County Judge-Executive Charlie Castlen said he hadn’t heard of the term “hyperscale” before. That is until news broke that an enormous, hyperscale data center was being planned at the site of an idled aluminum mill in Hancock County next door.

“There’s much to learn,” Castlen told the Lantern in a recent phone interview. “People are very passionate about these, saying they don’t need to be in our community.”

Residents’ passionate opposition …

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