Judge prioritizes annexation challenge in Cave City data center case
The lawsuits challenge Cave City’s data center moratorium and the 2024 annexation of the property where the project is proposed.
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Guthrie says Mammoth Cave should have a voice if Cave City data center could affect the park
Congressman raises concerns about ratepayers and water while defending local control over data centers.
Barren County releases draft rules for data centers, other high-intensity developments
The 88-page draft would establish requirements for projects with large electricity, water and infrastructure demands.
New Barren County committee takes first look at proposed zoning regulations
The proposed zoning ordinance would give the county a framework for regulating land use, including where certain types of development could be located and what requirements they would have to meet.
Public hearing set for Barren County’s first zoning ordinance
The push for zoning has gained attention in recent months as residents have raised concerns about proposed development, including a proposed data center in Cave City and unincorporated Barren County.
Does Beshear’s data center executive order have ‘teeth’ without state law to back it up?
The governor’s executive order doesn’t have the backing of any specific state law regulating data center impacts, potential legislation that the GOP-controlled state legislature has failed to take up so far.
Moratoriums, a mugshot and tax breaks. Catch up on Kentucky data center news.
Kentucky’s data center debate is accelerating, with new moratoriums, major proposed projects and growing scrutiny over potentially billions of dollars in tax breaks.
A county’s data center moratorium doesn’t include a small city considering huge project
A proposed hyperscale data center could bring millions in tax revenue to Burgin and its schools, but newly obtained records reveal the project could also require up to 1.3 gigawatts of power.
A mugshot turns a Kentucky data center dispute personal between an activist and a developer
In a Thursday phone interview with the Lantern, the developer said he had subsequently apologized to the woman and that his intent “was not to intimidate.”