This Kentucky county could be the first to ban hyperscale data centers

Name: This Kentucky county could be the first to ban hyperscale data centers
Uploaded: 2026-09-06T16:34:27.000Z
Duration: 1 min 26 s
Description: A Kentucky fiscal court is considering new regulations that would impose a 10-megawatt power limit, effectively banning hyperscale data centers in the county. A vote on these proposed regulations is scheduled for October. If passed, this county could be the first in Kentucky to enact such a ban.

News Clip1:26WHAS11·KY·9/6/2026

A Kentucky fiscal court is considering new regulations that would impose a 10-megawatt power limit, effectively banning hyperscale data centers in the county. A vote on these proposed regulations is scheduled for October. If passed, this county could be the first in Kentucky to enact such a ban.

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A 10 megawatt power limit effectively pushes out the large centers often powering AI, but the fiscal court's vote on the regulations comes in October.