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PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road)
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PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) is a data center under construction in Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County), operated by PowerHouse Data Centers. The public record puts it at announced January 2025, 402 MW planned, 153 acres. It faces documented, organized local opposition.
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Facility record
Under construction
- Operator
- PowerHouse Data Centers
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use likely
- Location
- Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
- Coordinates
- 38.1953, -85.8485
- Power capacity
- 402 MW planned
- Land
- 153 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- January 2025
- Utility
- LG&E
- 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
- Data center property tax exemption for Louisville/Jefferson County (authorized by Kentucky Legislature in 2024; specific duration not confirmed in available sources), Jefferson County / Louisville Metro, KY, 2024
- Community reception
- Opposed
- Source confidence
- Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing
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.
- June 2025PermittedDevelopment Review Committee approves 4-0; property already zoned industrial, no Metro Council vote required Source: Data Center Dynamics
- January 2025ProposedPowerHouse Data Centers and Poe Companies announce Louisville campus at 6001 Camp Ground Road; Kentucky's first hyperscale data center Source: Data Center Dynamics
- 2025Under constructionConstruction expected to begin 2025; Planning Commission approves revised site plans 6-1 over community objection in March 2026 Source: Louisville Public Media
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Organized local opposition to PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Strong community opposition from Rubbertown-area residents citing energy affordability burdens on low-income customers, environmental and health equity concerns in a historically underserved West End neighborhood.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.
Strong community opposition from Rubbertown-area residents citing energy affordability burdens on low-income customers, environmental and health equity concerns in a historically underserved West End neighborhood. Multiple public hearings with significant protests. Louisville Party for Socialism and Liberation among opponents.
Power and water
New LG&E switch station to be completed September 2026; initial 130 MW available October 2026; expandable from 335 MW to 402 MW
Public money on the record
| Program | Amount | Granted by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data center property tax exemption for Louisville/Jefferson County (authorized by Kentucky Legislature in 2024; specific duration not confirmed in available sources) | Not established | Jefferson County / Louisville Metro, KY | 2024 |
Notes on the record
Address: 6001 Camp Ground Road, Louisville, KY; near Shively and the Rubbertown industrial district, less than 1 mile from the Ohio River. 153 acres confirmed by DCD. 1.6M sq ft total campus across seven buildings. Operator discussing tenants including major hyperscalers (Google, Amazon, Microsoft named in reports). End tenant not publicly disclosed at time of research. Fix: removed unconfirmed '50-year' duration from tax exemption description, program exists per Kentucky 2024 legislation but specific term length was not confirmed by any fetched source.
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
- Permanent jobs promised
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.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
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.
- Flexential Louisville - Downtown · Louisville · Flexential7 mi · Operating
- Meta Jeffersonville Data Center · Jeffersonville · Meta12 mi · Under construction · 407 MW · Opposed
- Flexential Louisville - East (NAS-equivalent LOU-East) · Louisville · Flexential19 mi · Operating
- QLEVR Charlestown Data Center · Charlestown · QLEVR LLC20 mi · Proposed · 3 MW · Contested
- Project Lincoln: OC Data Center · La Grange · Western Hospitality Partners29 mi · Cancelled · 600 MW · Opposed
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) data center in Louisville?
Yes. Organized local opposition to PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Strong community opposition from Rubbertown-area residents citing energy affordability burdens on low-income customers, environmental and health equity concerns in a historically underserved West End neighborhood.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) data center?
No lawsuit over PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) appears in the record we track as of September 10, 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 PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) use?
No water withdrawal figure for PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) 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 PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road), and how big is it?
PowerHouse Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 12 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 402 MW. The site is recorded at 153 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road)," updated September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/powerhouse-louisville-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/powerhouse-louisville-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.Planning Commission recommends approval for 1.6m sq ft planned data center in Louisville, Kentucky · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 2.West Louisville data center approved despite opposition · Louisville Public Media · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 3.Developers unveil plans for large tech data center in Louisville · PowerHouse Data Centers · retrieved September 10, 2026
- 4.Developers unveil plans for large tech data center in Louisville · PowerHouse Data Centers · retrieved September 10, 2026
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