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PowerHouse Louisville

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PowerHouse Data Centers · Louisville, KY

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Summary

PowerHouse Louisville by PowerHouse Data Centers in Louisville, KY is planned at 402 MW and about $1.5 billion, and is announced as of October 2026. It ranks 47th of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 0.4% of the 106.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is utility, iso, or government filing; the investment figure is press reported. Confidence is low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate. Malachi.Energy tracks 3 mega projects in Kentucky in total.

Key figures

Planned capacity

402 MW

Utility, ISO, or government filing

Announced investment

$1.5 billion

Press reported

Status

Announced

As of October 2026

Target year

Not stated

No public date

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Utility, ISO, or government filing
Investment basis
Press reported
Nearest high-voltage transmission
The campus sits 1.3 miles from the nearest 345 kV transmission line, owned by Louisville Gas & Electric Co, per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. 10 line segments rated 230 kV or higher pass within 5 miles of the campus, the highest at 345 kV. Source: HIFLD
Location basis
Public address, geocoded. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: Louisville Public Media, West Louisville data center approved despite opposition.
Confidence
Low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is not developer-stated campus cost, so it is listed as announced rather than comparable spend.
Primary source
Louisville Public Media, March 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

Kentucky's first planned hyperscale campus, seven buildings totaling 1.6M sq ft. Revised plan approved March 2026, but no construction had begun as of September 2026 and the original October 2026 first-power date has lapsed.

Location

Site
Louisville, KY
Coordinates
38.19, -85.86
State directory
Data centers in Kentucky (5 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Kentucky

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). PowerHouse Louisville (Louisville, KY). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-10-03. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/powerhouse-louisville

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  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {PowerHouse Louisville (Louisville, KY)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-10-03. Capacity basis: Utility, ISO, or government filing. Investment basis: Press reported.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/powerhouse-louisville}
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: utility, iso, or government filing. Investment basis: press reported. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.