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Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3)
Calvert City, Marshall County, Kentucky · All 10 Core Scientific sites
Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3) is an operating crypto mining site in Calvert City, Kentucky (Marshall County), operated by Core Scientific. The public record puts it at 150 MW operating, 15 acres.
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Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- Core Scientific
- Facility type
- Crypto mining
- Location
- Calvert City, Marshall County, KY
- Coordinates
- 37.0328, -88.3527 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 150 MW operating
- Land
- 15 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- TVA / Jackson Purchase Energy
- Power source
- Grid
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- Not established from a public source
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- No reception on record
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- November 2019OperatingOpened Nov 2019 as a converted Gerdau steel-mill site; still Core Scientific's sole listed Kentucky property in the FY2025 10-K (KY count=1), now expanded to a Calvert 1/2/3 campus. Source: Area Development
Opposition and litigation at this site
The record carries no reception finding for Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3) in Calvert City, Marshall County, Kentucky, but it does carry this note as of August 3, 2026: Repurposed a shuttered (2016) Gerdau steel rolling mill, framed locally as an economic-revival/jobs project.
Power and water
Powered via TVA and Jackson Purchase Energy; the Area Development/PRNewswire launch coverage cited ~125MW ready at opening, current listings (datacenterHawk) show 150MW across the built-out Calvert 1/2/3 campus.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Permanent jobs promised
- How the community has received it
Which document closes each gap
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
- How the community has received it
- Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.
Other sites within 30 miles
Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.
- Riot Platforms Calvert City Facility · Calvert City · Riot Platformsunder 1 mile · Operating · 25 MW
- Riot Platforms Paducah Facility · Paducah · Riot Platforms20 mi · Operating · 100 MW
- Paducah Site AI Data Center Campus · Kevil · Brookfield26 mi · Proposed · 1.8 GW
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3) in Calvert City?
The record carries no reception finding for Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3) in Calvert City, Marshall County, Kentucky, but it does carry this note as of August 3, 2026: Repurposed a shuttered (2016) Gerdau steel rolling mill, framed locally as an economic-revival/jobs project.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3)?
No lawsuit over Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3) appears in the record we track as of August 3, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3) use?
No water withdrawal figure for Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3), and how big is it?
Core Scientific is the operator on record. We hold 10 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 150 MW. The site is recorded at 15 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center (Calvert 1, 2 & 3)," updated August 3, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/core-scientific-calvert-city-ky.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/core-scientific-calvert-city-ky, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.Core Scientific Opens Blockchain Facility in Calvert City, Kentucky · Area Development · retrieved August 3, 2026
- 2.Core Scientific opens world-class blockchain hosting facility in Calvert City, KY · PR Newswire · retrieved August 3, 2026
- 3.Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center | 1035 Shar-Cal Rd · DataCenterMap · retrieved August 3, 2026
- 4.Riot Platforms Calvert City Data Center | 1542 N Main St · DataCenterMap · retrieved August 3, 2026
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