Utilities Say Their Rules Protect Ratepayers Against Big Data Centers

Without state legislative action, utilities drive negotiations with large data centers

At a press conference earlier this month, a reporter told Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear that people in Boyd and Greenup counties had been “caught off guard” by a deal local officials unveiled to bring a very large data center to…

Utilities say their rules protect ratepayers against big data centers

At a press conference earlier this month, a reporter told Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear that people in Boyd and Greenup counties had been “caught off guard” by a deal local officials unveiled to bring a very large data center to…

Utilities say their rules protect ratepayers against big data centers. Some argue more can be done. • Kentucky Lantern

Electricity transmission lines reach across the Ohio River and connect to the Mill Creek Generating Station in Jefferson County. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer) At a press conference earlier this month, a reporter told Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear that people in Boyd and Greenup counties had been “caught off guard” by a deal local officials unveiled to bring a very large data center to the area. A number of Boyd County residents had pack…

Utilities say their rules protect ratepayers against big data centers. Some argue more can be done.

At a press conference earlier this month, a reporter told Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear that people in Boyd and Greenup counties had been “caught off guard” by a deal local officials unveiled to bring a very large data center to the area. A number of Boyd County residents had packed a town hall the day before to lambast county judge-executives and other local leaders in part over concerns about what a proposed hyperscale data center could mean for …

Utilities say their rules protect ratepayers against big data centers. Some argue more can be done. - The Lexington Times

By Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern · June 15, 2026 At a press conference earlier this month, a reporter told Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear that people in Boyd and Greenup counties had been “caught off guard” by a deal local officials unveiled to bring a very large data center to the area. A number of Boyd County residents had packed a town hall the day before to lambast county judge-executives and other local leaders in part over concerns about wha…