PowerHouse Data Centers – Louisville (Camp Ground Road)

Facility record

Lifecycle

Under constructionSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

38.1953, -85.8485

Serving utility, source-reported

LG&E

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

402 MW

Source record updated

2026-10-30

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2025Under construction

   Construction expected to begin 2025; Planning Commission approves revised site plans 6-1 over community objection in March 2026

   Underlying source
2. 2025-01Proposed

   PowerHouse Data Centers and Poe Companies announce Louisville campus at 6001 Camp Ground Road; Kentucky's first hyperscale data center

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3. 2025-06Permitted

   Development Review Committee approves 4-0; property already zoned industrial, no Metro Council vote required

   Underlying source

Source notes

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.

New LG&E switch station to be completed September 2026; initial 130 MW available October 2026; expandable from 335 MW to 402 MW

Sources and provenance

• Planning Commission recommends approval for 1.6m sq ft planned data center in Louisville, Kentucky · source retrieved 2026-07-06
• West Louisville data center approved despite opposition · source retrieved 2026-07-06
• Developers unveil plans for large tech data center in Louisville · source retrieved 2026-09-10
• EPIC Report No. 2026-001, Data Centers in Kentucky §I.B — 335 MW initial capacity, near-term expansion to 402 MW, first 130 MW phase targeted for commercial operation late 2026, projected lifetime investment approximately $11 billion · source retrieved 2026-09-15
• LG&E announces first major data center electric customer · source retrieved 2026-09-15
• New 150-acre data center campus aims to attract big tech companies to Louisville · source retrieved 2026-09-15
• EPIC Report No. 2026-001 - Data Centers in Kentucky (June 2026) · source retrieved 2026-09-22

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.