Louisville Mayor Debate: Greenberg vs. Parrish-Wright Breakdown
Louisville mayoral candidates Craig Greenberg and Shameka Parrish-Wright debated whether the city should impose additional restrictions on data centers and require public benefits for projects receiving incentives. Both candidates support Louisville Metro’s temporary moratorium on new data-center development, while Greenberg has proposed banning hyperscale facilities and protecting utility customers from data-center electricity and water costs.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and Metro Councilmember Shameka Parrish-Wright, the two candidates in the Nov. 3 nonpartisan mayoral election, addressed data centers during a broader debate on crime, housing, artificial intelligence and city services. They were asked whether Louisville should add restrictions on where data centers may be built and whether projects receiving tax incentives or public assistance should guarantee public benefits.
Greenberg said he proposed regulations banning hyperscale data centers and protecting utility customers from subsidizing their electricity and water use, along with stronger neighborhood and environmental safeguards. Parrish-Wright said she opposed hyperscale data centers of any size in Louisville or Kentucky and would not prioritize revenue over residents, neighborhoods, water resources, the power grid or the environment. Both candidates support the temporary moratorium enacted by Louisville Metro Council, which halts rezoning, conditional-use permits and certain development-plan applications for telecommunications hotels and data centers.