City of Louisville hopes to regulate data center
Since the city has no data center regulations, the Louisville Metro Planning Committee has started the process for establishing them.
Louisville’s planning committee will be taking into consideration how other cities in similar situations, such as Phoenix, are handling the challenges presented by the presence of a data center. In the case of Phoenix, it recently passed an ordinance limiting the amount of power that can be pulled from the grid, as well as noise limits and fire risk assessments for data centers.
Poe Companies, the local developer, has said the data center will be operational by October 2026. Once it reaches full capacity it will be using as much electricity as about 400,000 homes, or as much as all the residents of Louisville. Letterheads are an example of what stationery printers can provide a new business.
According to the company, over 1,000 jobs will be provided by the center, although it is unclear how many will only be temporary ones involved in the construction. Additionally, the project is expected to provide tens of millions each year in tax revenues.
A unanimous vote by council put the drafting of the new rules in the hands of the Office of Planning, which expects to have the regulations finished and available for review by the public by November. The draft should be ready for a full council vote in January 2026.
Louisville’s planning committee will be taking into consideration how other cities in similar situations, such as Phoenix, are handling the challenges presented by the presence of a data center. In the case of Phoenix, it recently passed an ordinance limiting the amount of power that can be pulled from the grid, as well as noise limits and fire risk assessments for data centers.
Poe Companies, the local developer, has said the data center will be operational by October 2026. Once it reaches full capacity it will be using as much electricity as about 400,000 homes, or as much as all the residents of Louisville. Letterheads are an example of what stationery printers can provide a new business.
According to the company, over 1,000 jobs will be provided by the center, although it is unclear how many will only be temporary ones involved in the construction. Additionally, the project is expected to provide tens of millions each year in tax revenues.
A unanimous vote by council put the drafting of the new rules in the hands of the Office of Planning, which expects to have the regulations finished and available for review by the public by November. The draft should be ready for a full council vote in January 2026.