Cave City data center lawsuits to move forward together
GLASGOW, Ky. (WNKY) – Two lawsuits involving the Kentucky Industrial Alliance and the city of Cave City are expected to be combined following a Monday morning motion…
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Gov. Andy Beshear signs new executive order impacting potential data centers
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Stricter guidelines are now in place for data center developers looking to break ground in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear signed a new executive order Thursday requiring…
Bowling Green, Warren County host public forum on data center protections
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Transparency and community protections took center stage Tuesday night as Bowling Green and Warren County leaders hosted a public information session focused on future data center…
Inside BGMU’s Bowling Green data center as communities weigh future projects
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – As communities across our region continue discussions about potential future data centers, officials with BGMU are offering a look at how one existing facility operates and…
Warren County to host open house to discuss data centers, local protections
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Warren County Government will hold a public forum on data centers and local protections next week. According to a social media post, Warren County is…
Protesters call for more public input ahead of Bowling Green data center vote
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – A group of protesters gathered outside Bowling Green City Hall Tuesday night, calling for more public input and additional review time as city leaders considered new regulations…
Bowling Green approves data center regulations, rejects six-month review period
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – “I eat, sleep, breathe and bleed Bowling green. I love this community. I wasn't born here, but I'm going to die here, because this is my…
What Warren County’s City-County Planning Commission data center regulations require
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – After months of discussion surrounding potential data center developments across the commonwealth, the Warren County city-county planning commission recommended an ordinance to legislative bodies in the county on where and how future data centers can…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Tuesday’s upcoming Bowling Green City Commission meeting surrounding data centers
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – As discussion surrounding data centers continues across southcentral Kentucky, Bowling Green city leaders are expected to revisit the topic Tuesday night… but not in the way some residents may expect. Following last week’s lengthy discussion…
Warren County Moves Ahead on Data Center Regulations, No Projects in Talks
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Warren County leaders say they are taking a proactive approach to potential data center development, even as officials confirm the county is not currently in talks with…
Development application details show Cave City project entered formal review process before moratorium
CAVE CITY, Ky. (WNKY) – Newly surfaced development application records are offering a clearer picture of how far planning had progressed for a proposed Cave City data center project before local officials approved a one-year moratorium on similar developments. Documents…
Allen County pauses data center development for two years
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WNKY) – Allen County officials have approved a two-year moratorium on the construction, development and operation of data centers and data storage facilities while local…
Edmonson County enacts one-year moratorium on Data Centers, AI Facilities
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. (WNKY) – Edmonson County leaders have approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers, artificial intelligence facilities, cryptocurrency mining operations and other high-intensity computing…
National state capitol protest on data centers: Franklin community fights back
FRANKLIN, Ky. - Saturday, across the nation, a state capitol protest was held against data centers. A proposed set of data centers is said to be housed in Franklin, where community…
Lawsuit reveals Cave City Data Center proposal
CAVE CITY, Ky. (WNKY) – The controversy surrounding possible data center development in Cave City took another turn this week after a lawsuit filed in Barren Circuit Court revealed a…
Butler County exploring Data Center regulations despite no known proposals
MORGANTOWN, Ky. (WNKY) – Butler County officials are exploring potential regulations for large-scale data centers, even though no known projects have been proposed within the county. During Monday night’s Fiscal Court…
Bowling Green rejects data center pause, advances regulations after lengthy debate
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – After around an hour and a half of discussion Tuesday night, the Bowling Green City Commission rejected a proposal to place a six-month hold on…
Gov. Beshear: Data Centers must cover their energy costs
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WNKY) – Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky will not approve data center projects that shift energy costs onto residents, as proposed developments in multiple counties…
Oral arguments tentatively set in Simpson County data center lawsuits
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) -- Two lawsuits tied to a proposed data center development in Simpson County moved forward in court Monday, with tentative dates now set for oral arguments later this in…
Ag Commissioner sends letter to Cave City officials opposing use of agricultural land for data center
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell sent a letter to the Cave City City Council on May 11, the day of a City Council meeting, opposing the use of agricultural land to construct a proposed data center.…
Cave City community reflects on Data Center-focused meeting
CAVE CITY, Ky. (WNKY) – A packed Cave City council meeting Monday night highlighted growing concerns from residents over the possibility of future data center development near the Mammoth Cave…
Cave City data center debate
CAVE CITY, Ky. — A proposed data center development in Cave City sparked concern and lengthy discussion Monday night, leading city leaders to move forward with a temporary pause on future…
Simpson County approves amended ordinance regulating data centers amid lawsuit
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) – Simpson County officials have approved an amended ordinance updating local zoning regulations for data centers and related energy systems. The Simpson County Fiscal Court adopted the measure May 5 after a second reading, following a recommendation…
Judge denies key procedural motions in Simpson County data center lawsuit
FRANKLIN, Ky. – A Simpson County judge denied two key motions Monday in an ongoing lawsuit over a proposed data center, allowing the case to…
Simpson County residents express concerns over proposed data center
EDITOR'S NOTE - The original video report included Scotty's Contracting and Stone operation equipment. Scotty's has no involvement in the project. The images depicted in the video report include Scotty's Contracting and Stone site work on an unrelated project in…
Court reconvenes as Judge weighs key motions in Simpson County data center lawsuit
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) – A judge is expected to issue key rulings in the coming weeks in a lawsuit over a proposed data center in Simpson County, as both sides continue to…
Franklin Coalition sues Data Center Developers, challenges approval process
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) – A local citizens group has filed a lawsuit challenging a controversial data center project in Franklin, marking the latest legal battle over the proposed development. In…
Data center lawsuit proceedings begin in Simpson Circuit Court
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) – A lawsuit over a proposed data center development in Simpson County took another step Monday as attorneys for both sides argued procedural motions…
Franklin Planning and Zoning approves preliminary plan for proposed data center
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) -- The Franklin Planning and Zoning Commission approved a preliminary development plan Tuesday for a proposed data center complex in Franklin, marking an early step in what…
City of Franklin Planning & Zoning Commission tables data center vote for 4th time
FRANKLIN, Ky. - The City of Franklin Planning and Zoning Commission held their latest meeting, this one specially called, to discuss the…
Data center developer sues Simpson County over zoning authority
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) -- A company planning a massive data center project in southern Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against Simpson County, arguing the county overstepped its legal authority by passing…
Franklin planners table data center proposal until February
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) – A proposed multi-billion-dollar data center project in Franklin is on hold after the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted to table a preliminary development plan Tuesday until February…
Data center seeks preliminary site development plan in Franklin
FRANKLIN, Ky. – There are now updates available regarding a potential data center in Franklin. On Friday, a release confirmed TenKey LandCo I LLC has submitted a…
Simpson County moves to regulate data centers amid development debate
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) – Simpson County officials are moving forward with a proposed ordinance aimed at regulating data centers and large on-site energy systems, as questions…
Franklin Planning Commission rejects data center rezoning after heated hearing
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) — In a tense and emotional meeting that stretched more than four hours, the Franklin-Simpson Planning and Zoning Commission voted Tuesday night to…
