Ashland officials are considering eminent domain to protect the city’s drinking-water infrastructure as a massive data center project eyes nearby property. With Rowan County already pausing large-scale data center development, the dispute raises a question communities across Kentucky may eventually have to confront.
By Joe Clark | The Morehead Minute
ASHLAND, Ky. — The debate surrounding massive data centers in Kentucky has largely centered on familiar questions: How much electricity will they consume? Will residential customers pay higher utility bills? How much water will they use? What about noise, pollution, property values and the rural character of communities where they locate?
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