LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville-based development team is proposing another massive data center project in Kentucky, this time with plans for a $9.6 billion campus on hundreds of acres in Carroll County.
According to our partners at Louisville Business First, Poe Companies and its partner, PowerHouse Data Centers, announced plans for the proposed Carrollton Industrial Campus, a 550-acre development along Green's Bottom Road, just east of Interstate 71.
The developers have already secured options to buy the property, completed initial site studies and drafted an economic impact analysis.
About 300 acres would be used for the data center campus. The rest would be left for landscaping, setbacks and buffers to help reduce noise and light around the site.
The property includes about 342 acres owned by Carrollton Utilities. The site sits between Interstate 71 and the utility's regional wastewater treatment plant, with the Kentucky River running along its northern edge.
The developers said they've already completed power studies showing Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities have the capacity to serve the site. Any infrastructure upgrades needed for the project would be privately funded, according to a news release.
According to an economic analysis completed by Commonwealth Economics, the development could generate about $93.2 million in local tax revenue, including:
- $64 million for Carroll County Public Schools
- $7.7 million for local libraries
- $7.2 million for the Ghent Fire District
- $7.1 million for Carroll County Government
- $3.9 million for the Health Department
- $3.3 million for extension services
The project team said it is planning outreach with Carroll County residents and local officials to answer questions and understand community priorities before the project is advanced further.
Those questions will focus on utility protections, water planning, noise, traffic, public benefits for schools, public safety, libraries and other important local initiatives.
It is not clear at this time when construction would begin, LBF reported. The project team said it plans share more information, including further findings from its economic analysis, in the coming weeks.
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