Data-center buildout in Kentucky, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Sep 9	newsfromthestates.com	Burgin city council member walks out to stop a vote for a proposed data center project↗ newsfromthestates.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Kentucky Lantern · BIN: Black Information Network · BIN: Black Information Network Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Burgin, KY Mercer County, KY	us/ky/mercer/city/burgin us/ky/mercer
Sep 9	WKYT	Burgin votes to rejoin zoning commission amid data center fight↗ WKYTalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: fox56news.com WaterSiting	City of Burgin, KY Mercer County, KY	us/ky/mercer/city/burgin us/ky/mercer
Sep 8	WKYT	Tension builds over data center project in Burgin↗ WKYTalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies	City of Burgin, KY	us/ky/mercer/city/burgin
Sep 7	Messenger-Inquirer	Hancock County studying impact of data center↗ Messenger-Inquirer Water	Hancock County, KY	us/ky/hancock
Sep 6	CivicLex	Where does Council's review of data centers stand? Here's the latest↗ CivicLex Siting−, Denied or halted	Fayette County, KY	us/ky/fayette
Sep 6	whas11.com	This Kentucky county could be the first to ban hyperscale data centers↗ whas11.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: GovTech · Yahoo · breitbart.com · Kentucky Lantern · +1 more Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Oldham County, KY Lexington-Fayette Urban County, KY (named in coverage) Woodford County, KY	us/ky/oldham — us/ky/woodford
Sep 5	The Lexington Times	Winchester Data Centers, Flock Panel Review Dominate r/Lexington↗ The Lexington Times Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Winchester, KY	us/ky/clark/city/winchester
Sep 3	The Courier-Journal ($)	Stricter data center rules advance in Louisville↗ The Courier-Journal ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: WHAS11 · WHAS11 · Spectrum News · pmg-ky1.com · +2 more Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Louisville, KY Oldham County, KY Fayette County, KY	us/ky/jefferson/city/louisville us/ky/oldham us/ky/fayette
Sep 3	Lancaster Eagle-Gazette	Lancaster seeks more control over data centers↗ Lancaster Eagle-Gazette More coverage: Politico Siting−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	City of Lancaster, PA Pennsylvania	us/pa/lancaster/city/lancaster us/pa
Sep 2	Lexington Herald Leader ($)	KY city may seize land to protect drinking water supply from massive data center↗ Lexington Herald Leader ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Ashland, KY	us/ky/boyd/city/ashland
Sep 1	Spectrum News	Louisville groups respond after Trump praises data centers↗ Spectrum News Siting	City of Louisville, KY Kentucky	us/ky/jefferson/city/louisville us/ky
Aug 31	WKYT	Winchester to consider 1-year data center moratorium↗ WKYTalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: LEX 18 News Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Winchester, KY	us/ky/clark/city/winchester
Aug 31	WKU Public Radio	Trump says data center critics want to be ‘backwards and poor,’ drawing bipartisan rebuke in Kentucky↗ WKU Public Radioalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Lexington Herald Leader Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Mercer County, KY Kentucky	us/ky/mercer us/ky
Aug 31	WKDZ	HES Outlines Data Center Opportunities, Safeguards to Hopkinsville City Council↗ WKDZ Water	City of Hopkinsville, KY Christian County, KY	us/ky/christian/city/hopkinsville us/ky/christian
Aug 28	WHAS11	Records show Carrollton entered contract with data center developers one year before public announcement↗ WHAS11 Siting	City of Carrollton, KY	us/ky/carroll/city/carrollton
Aug 28	Lexington Herald Leader ($)	KY data center projects keep coming, but state leaders question tax breaks. Catch up here↗ Lexington Herald Leader ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Kentucky Hancock County, KY	us/ky us/ky/hancock
Aug 28	Cincinnati Enquirer ($)	Data center pitched for P&G's old Ivorydale plant amid moratorium bid↗ Cincinnati Enquirer ($) Siting	City of Covington, KY	us/ky/kenton/city/covington
Aug 28	The Mt. Sterling Advocate ($)	County gives first nod to data center moratorium↗ The Mt. Sterling Advocate ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WTVQ Siting−, Denied or halted	Montgomery County, KY Rowan County, KY	us/ky/montgomery us/ky/rowan
Aug 28	Messenger-Inquirer	Castlen addresses data center concerns at community forum↗ Messenger-Inquireralso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Daviess County, KY City of Owensboro, KY	us/ky/daviess us/ky/daviess/city/owensboro
Aug 27	WHAS11	Gov. Beshear says specifics still being worked out on data center executive order↗ WHAS11 Power and grid	Frankfort, KY (named in coverage) Louisville, KY (named in coverage)	— —
Aug 27	Kentucky Lantern	A Kentucky law meant to increase housing is now being wielded by a data center developer↗ Kentucky Lanternalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Realtor.com · The Cool Down Siting	Simpson County, KY City of Franklin, KY	us/ky/simpson us/ky/simpson/city/franklin
Aug 27	Lexington Herald Leader	KY legislators continue to signal change is coming to data center tax incentive↗ Lexington Herald Leaderalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Lexington Herald Leader · Lexington Herald Leader · Louisville Public Media · Hoptown Chronicle Subsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Kentucky	us/ky
Aug 26	The Paducah Sun	McCracken planning commission removes public comment; Residents planned to propose data center safeguards↗ The Paducah Sun Siting	McCracken County, KY	us/ky/mccracken
Aug 25	WHAS11	Data center developers hoping to use reclaimed water, say it will not affect your tap↗ WHAS11 Water	Carroll County, KY City of Carrollton, KY	us/ky/carroll us/ky/carroll/city/carrollton
Aug 25	Lexington Herald Leader ($)	KY regulators approve power deal for major AI data center at former aluminum site↗ Lexington Herald Leader ($) Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Kentucky Hancock County, KY	us/ky us/ky/hancock
Aug 25	Spectrum News	Panattoni releases new details on Project Bluegrass data center↗ Spectrum News Siting	City of Burgin, KY Mercer County, KY	us/ky/mercer/city/burgin us/ky/mercer
Aug 25	pmg-ky1.com	Oldham leaders in dispute over data center regulations | News↗ pmg-ky1.com More coverage: Messenger-Inquirer WaterSiting	Oldham County, KY City of Owensboro, KY	us/ky/oldham us/ky/daviess/city/owensboro
Aug 24	Spectrum News	Louisville residents back KRC model data center ordinance↗ Spectrum News More coverage: The Courier-Journal Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Louisville, KY	us/ky/jefferson/city/louisville
Aug 24	Spectrum News	PSC approves power agreement for TeraWulf data campus↗ Spectrum Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Hancock County, KY	us/ky/hancock
Aug 24	WNKY	Cave City data center lawsuits to move forward together↗ WNKY Siting	City of Cave City, KY	us/ky/barren/city/cave-city
Aug 24	FOX 56 News	California-based data center developer invites Burgin project input↗ FOX 56 Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Burgin, KY	us/ky/mercer/city/burgin
Aug 24	WEKU	Lexington council to hold another public hearing on data centers amid moratorium↗ WEKUalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WEKU Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Lexington-Fayette Urban County, KY (named in coverage)	—
Aug 21	WHAS11	Planning Commission tries to incorporate community input on data centers↗ WHAS11 Siting	City of Louisville, KY	us/ky/jefferson/city/louisville
Aug 18	WEKU	Despite online chatter, Knox County officials say there are no data center proposals on the table↗ WEKU Siting	Knox County, KY Bell County, KY Kentucky	us/ky/knox us/ky/bell us/ky
Aug 18	The Cool Down	After packed protests, Kentucky pauses data centers for 6 months to weigh costs to power, health, and homes↗ The Cool Down Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Louisville, KY	us/ky/jefferson/city/louisville
Aug 18	yahoo.com	Online meeting to discuss KY data center state policy, utility planning, local implementation↗ yahoo.com Siting	Kentucky	us/ky
Aug 18	WEKU	Developer says KY data center with Anthropic ties meets new limits on environmental, energy impact↗ WEKU Water	Hancock County, KY	us/ky/hancock
Aug 15	The News-Enterprise	Planning process benefits when people show up and speak out↗ The News-Enterprise Siting	City of Elizabethtown, KY	us/ky/hardin/city/elizabethtown
Aug 14	Glasgow News 1	‘Things change’: Barren County concludes last town hall meeting on countywide zoning↗ Glasgow News 1 Siting	Barren County, KY	us/ky/barren
Aug 14	The Paducah Sun	Protect McCracken County holds community meeting; Residents discuss data center, nuclear development concerns↗ The Paducah Sun Water	McCracken County, KY City of Paducah, KY	us/ky/mccracken us/ky/mccracken/city/paducah
Aug 13	WHAS11	'We don't need 'em!' | Second Rubbertown data center proposed ahead of moratorium vote↗ WHAS11 Subsidies	City of Louisville, KY	us/ky/jefferson/city/louisville
Aug 13	Kentucky Lantern	A mugshot turns a Kentucky data center dispute personal between an activist and a developer↗ Kentucky Lanternalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Louisville Public Media · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Mercer County, KY City of Burgin, KY	us/ky/mercer us/ky/mercer/city/burgin
Aug 13	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	‘I was not briefed’: Andy Beshear says Trump sidelined him on Kentucky data center plan↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Water	Kentucky	us/ky
Aug 13	The Harrodsburg Herald	Fiscal Court Gives Second Reading To Data Center Moratorium↗ The Harrodsburg Herald Siting−, Denied or halted	Mercer County, KY City of Harrodsburg, KY Kentucky	us/ky/mercer us/ky/mercer/city/harrodsburg us/ky
Aug 13	The Harrodsburg Herald	Harrodsburg To Draft Data Center Moratorium↗ The Harrodsburg Herald Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Harrodsburg, KY Mercer County, KY	us/ky/mercer/city/harrodsburg us/ky/mercer
Aug 13	Spectrum News	Burgin residents speak out on proposed data center development↗ Spectrum Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Burgin, KY Mercer County, KY	us/ky/mercer/city/burgin us/ky/mercer
Aug 13	WDRB	Clark County Plan Commission approves 1-year moratorium on new data centers↗ WDRB Siting−, Denied or halted	Clark County, KY City of Charlestown, IN City of Jeffersonville, IN	us/ky/clark us/in/clark/city/charlestown us/in/clark/city/jeffersonville
Aug 12	Louisville Public Media	IMAGES: Another data center proposed for Louisville’s Rubbertown neighborhood↗ Louisville Public Media More coverage: The Courier-Journal · courier-journal.com Siting	City of Louisville, KY	us/ky/jefferson/city/louisville
Aug 12	Louisville Public Media	A Kentucky county passes a data center moratorium — with a city-sized hole↗ Louisville Public Mediaalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Kentucky Lantern Siting−, Denied or halted	Mercer County, KY City of Burgin, KY	us/ky/mercer us/ky/mercer/city/burgin
Aug 12	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	What each of Lexington's at-large council candidates thinks about data centers↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting−, Denied or halted	Fayette County, KY	us/ky/fayette
Aug 12	The Courier-Journal ($)	Proposal for new data center in Louisville put on hold, Greenberg says↗ The Courier-Journal ($)also carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: WLKY · WHAS11 · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · WDRB · +13 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Louisville, KY	us/ky/jefferson/city/louisville
Aug 12	WUKY	Rural Kentucky county passes two-year data center moratorium↗ WUKY Water−, Denied or halted	Bell County, KY City of Louisville, KY Simpson County, KY	us/ky/bell us/ky/jefferson/city/louisville us/ky/simpson

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