Data centers are not the answer to Kentucky’s industrial and economic woes

By: Lane Boldman

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 608

Last Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago

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When Kentucky’s biggest data center project eyes a former steel mill in Eastern Kentucky, and one of the few remaining aluminum smelters in the United States is sold for conversion into a data center, it may sound like reuse and reinvestment. But for workers, manufacturers, and Kentucky families who are already navigating rising electric bills, the expansion of data centers raises a deeper question: who really benefits when these facilities move in, and

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