LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A western Kentucky aluminum plant was recently sold, and will be redeveloped into a data center.
Century Aluminum announced the sale of its Hawesville facility.
TeraWulf will redevelop the site into a digital infrastructure campus to support what's being called "high-performance computing and artificial intelligence workloads."
Like many communities getting data centers, there are a lot of questions about the impact on water and electricity usage.
Closer to the Louisville area, data centers have popped up across the region, with plans for a data center in south Louisville.
Metro Council is working on an ordinance to establish guardrails when it comes to the large amount of water and electricity needed for the facilities.
Data centers planned in Meade and Oldham counties have been shut down.
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