Residents raise noise, pollution concerns at meeting on proposed west Louisville data center

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Several people gathered Saturday to express their opposition to a proposed data center in Louisville.

A meeting was held Saturday afternoon at the St. George's Community Center on S. 26th Street where residents expressed concerns about noise and pollution, and the project's energy demand.

"It's not good for our environment, for the west end, and I believe it's just not right, it's not right, so that is one of the reasons I am here trying to keep it from built," said Henrietta Dean, who attended the meeting.

The approximate 1.6-million-square-feet proposed hyperscale data center would sit on 150 acres along Camp Ground Road in west Louisville, near Rubbertown. Land clearing of the site as been underway for more than a year.

The Camp Ground Road data center is expected to eventually use roughly 400 megawatts — enough to power about 400,000 homes per month.

The planned facility’s location on Camp Ground Road was partly chosen because of its proximity to major power and water infrastructure, including nearby high-voltage transmission lines. The site is expected to support advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence systems.

This is just the latest in proposed data center locations for the area.

A 2,000-acre, seven-million-square-foot data center is proposed for Madison, Indiana.

Data center supporters said such developments can bring jobs and new tax revenue to local governments.