Edge Data Centers: The 40-Acre Footprint Quietly Reshaping Central Kentucky
Edge data centers (40-100 acres, 80-100 MW) need MSA-adjacent sites with fiber and ready power — exactly what central Kentucky’s I-65 corridor counties have.
Edge data centers (40-100 acres, 80-100 MW) need MSA-adjacent sites with fiber and ready power — exactly what central Kentucky’s I-65 corridor counties have.
Glendale’s 345 kV transmission, $250M of public infrastructure, and the Ford Energy pivot now make Hardin County and the I-65 corridor Kentucky’s tier-1 data center market.
Data centers promise billions in investment but fewer jobs per acre than manufacturing. A look at the real math Kentucky communities should consider before saying yes.