<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4cjNff_1GxdvQUP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4cjNff_1GxdvQUP00" width="768" height="432" ></figure>The discussion of data centers is clearly a divisive topic.According to national reports, 44 of 45 ballot measures involving their construction failed during the November general election — Harwood, North Dakota, the lone supporters.Of 41 measures throughout 10 states, 40 limited their scale. Only one embraced their growth.And at least 10 incoming governors, including Texas elect Gina Hinojosa, pledged at least new moratoriums, stricter regulations, and all but vowed to ban data center approvals until new legislation can be drafted.This wave of advancement, however, now has south western Kentucky firmly in its crosshairs, as cheap land, lower taxes and strong electricity infrastructure entice such developers — and local energy leaders are remaining sharp on the subject.During Monday afternoon’s Pennyrile Area Development District meeting, Christian County Chamber of Commerce President &amp; CEO Taylor Hayes conducted a 45-minute panel Q&amp;A with HES General Manager Jeff Hurd and Pennyrile Electric President &amp; CEO Alan Gates — who both confirmed this area has “considerable outside interest” from those looking to build computer campuses.Gates noted that when the Tennessee Valley Authority created a separate energy rate for data center companies, one governing they develop their own power, the landscape changed.Gates further stated that data centers, if they continue to choose west Kentucky as a locale, “should be constructed inside industrial complexes,” and that citizens shouldn’t dismiss notions, nor “good leaders,” who explore all options and avenues for additional electrical generation, property value appreciation and possible economic growth.Hurd, meanwhile, reaffirmed that while DarkHorse Technologies remains engaged in its pursuit of transforming the bitcoin campus and developing “Project Truckstop” along Pembroke Road, HES “will not sacrifice” stability for any new customers — and that DHT, as well as other interested parties, continue to come to the table with ways for creating their own power, as well as power for others in the region.Answering a question from Hopkins County Judge-Executive Jack Whitfield, Hurd added that DHT is a first-of-its-kind electric customer in Hopkinsville.Transparency, Hurd said, also matters in this process, and he urged that “one size does not fit all” communities.</div></body>

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The discussion of data centers is clearly a divisive topic. According to national reports, 44 of 45 ballot measures involving their construction failed during the November general election — Harwood, North Dakota, the lone supporters. Of 41 measures throughout 10 states, 40 limited their scale. Only one embraced their...

Pennyrile Regional Leaders Tackle Data Centers Discussion

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The discussion of data centers is clearly a divisive topic. According to national reports, 44 of 45 ballot measures involving their construction failed dur

Pennyrile Regional Leaders Tackle Data Centers Discussion

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