After packed protests, Kentucky pauses data centers for 6 months to weigh costs to power, health, and homes

After packed protests, Kentucky pauses data centers for 6 months to weigh costs to power, health, and homes

After residents filled council chambers to press for tighter oversight, Louisville officials put a fast-growing data center industry on pause. Here's what to know For up to six months, or until broader zoning rules are adopted, Louisville planners cannot approve new data center proposals following a 24-1 Metro Council vote, according to LPM News. The ordinance moved ahead after a developer unveiled plans to convert a 350,000-square-foot warehous…