Data Center Atlas
PowerHouse Louisville hyperscale campus (Camp Ground Road)
Under construction
United States · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
Hyperscale data center campus on Camp Ground Road in southwest Louisville, Kentucky, developed by a joint venture of PowerHouse Data Centers and Louisville-based Poe Companies and billed as the state's first hyperscale campus. Announced in January 2025 as a 400 MW campus with 335 MW of initial LG&E power secured and the first 130 MW due in October 2026, it sits on about 150 acres with zoning already in place. PowerHouse's campus page now lists up to 525 MW of utility power and up to six buildings. Local reporting in mid-2026 described seven warehouse-sized buildings under construction, with the first phase expected online as soon as October 2026; no tenant has been named.
Source record as of 2026-08-13 · Details and sources
Location
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Projects (1)
PowerHouse Louisville hyperscale campus (Camp Ground Road)
Under construction last observed as of · Reported status
Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, US. Local sources place the campus on Camp Ground Road in southern or southwest Louisville without coordinates. The point is the Louisville city coordinate from its Wikipedia article, not the site. WAVE; WAVE; Louisville Public Media; Wikipedia
Use: Cloud, Ai unspecified
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power capacity | 400 MW | Planned · Campus · Unspecified | 2025-01-16 | Campus size given at announcement; scope not stated. | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; Data Center Frontier |
| Power capacity | 335 MW | Contracted · Campus · Grid connection | 2025-01-16 | Initial utility power capacity secured from LG&E, with near-term expansion to up to 402 MW. | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; Data Center Frontier |
| Power capacity | 130 MW | Planned · Phase · Grid connection · First power delivery (October 2026) | 2025-01-16 | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; Data Center Frontier | |
| Power capacity | up to 525 MW | Planned · Campus · Grid connection | 2026-10-09 | Maximum utility power shown on PowerHouse's undated campus page, accessed 2026-10-09; higher than the 400 MW announced in 2025. | PowerHouse Data Centers |
| Land area | 154 acres | Reported · Campus | 2026-10-09 | News reports describe 150 acres (2025) or more than 150 acres (2026). | PowerHouse Data Centers |
| Buildings | up to 6 count | Planned · Campus | 2026-10-09 | July 2026 local reporting instead described seven warehouse-sized buildings. | PowerHouse Data Centers |
| Floor area | about 1,800,000 sq_ft | Planned · Campus | 2026-10-09 | Developable floor area listed on the campus page as 1.8M sq ft. | PowerHouse Data Centers |
| Jobs permanent | about 200 count | Planned · Campus | 2025-01-16 | Operational jobs; hundreds of construction jobs were also expected. | WAVE |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| PowerHouse Data Centers | Developer | Joint venture partner; a division of American Real Estate Partners. | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; Data Center Frontier; WAVE; PowerHouse Data Centers |
| Poe Companies | Developer | Louisville-based joint venture partner, described in July 2026 coverage as building the campus. | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; Data Center Frontier; WAVE; WAVE |
| Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) | Utility | Announced the campus as its first hyperscale data center customer and is building a new switching station. | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; Data Center Frontier; WAVE |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-16 | Announced | Actual | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; WAVE | |
| 2025 | Construction started | Planned | The January 2025 announcement scheduled construction to begin in 2025 with zoning already in place. Local reporting in July and August 2026 described the campus as under construction; no exact start date was found. | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; Data Center Frontier; WAVE; WAVE; Louisville Public Media |
| 2026-Q4 | First operational | Planned | First building targeted for Q4 2026 and the first 130 MW for October 2026; the company website, as reported in July 2026, said the first phase could come online as soon as October. | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; Data Center Frontier; PowerHouse Data Centers; WAVE |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Grid | LG&E supply through a new utility switching station due for completion in September 2026 and a dedicated on-site substation. | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; Data Center Frontier; WAVE |
| Other | Backup generators on site, per local reporting; their fuel is not stated. | WAVE |
No investment figure was found. The LG&E release names the joint venture but not the street; WAVE's January 2025 report ties it to 150 acres on Camp Ground Road, and the 2026 local reports, which do not mention PowerHouse (one names Poe as the builder), describe the Camp Ground Road campus as under construction. In January 2025 Poe's president said a large technology company would establish a significant presence there without naming it; WAVE suggested Meta or Microsoft as likely, which is unconfirmed. Louisville Metro Council's six-month data center moratorium of August 2026 applies to new proposals. Whether the October 2026 first-phase target was met was not confirmed by 2026-10-09.
Sources for these details
- LG&E announces first major data center electric customer — PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric; 2025-01-16
- Let's Go Build Some Data Centers: PowerHouse Drives Hyperscale and AI Infrastructure Across North America — Data Center Frontier; 2025-01-27
- Louisville to welcome Kentucky's first Hyperscale Data Center — WAVE; 2025-01-16
- PowerHouse Louisville — PowerHouse Data Centers; publication date not stated · Archived source
- Louisville data center opponents rally at Metro Hall, push for stronger regulations — WAVE; 2026-07-18
- Louisville Metro Council approves data center moratorium as new proposal sparks controversy — Louisville Public Media; 2026-08-13 · Archived source
- Louisville, Kentucky — Wikipedia; publication date not stated · Archived source
- Companies
- Developer: PowerHouse Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: PowerHouse Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: PowerHouse Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: PowerHouse Data Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Poe Companies (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Poe Companies (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Poe Companies (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Poe Companies (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) (unknown scope) evidence
Source and location review
- Status source
- Louisville data center opponents rally at Metro Hall, push for stronger regulations evidence row
WAVE · published 2026-07-18 · News - Locator
- Locality reference only · Compiled location reference · locality evidence
- Source checks
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No imagery review is recorded for this project. Its status rests only on the dated authoritative source. · no independent imagery verificationStatus age at review: 75 days before the data update on 2026-10-27
Location details
- Coordinates
- 38.25610, -85.75140
- Geometry licence
- source-terms-not-recorded
- Use scope
- Locality reference only
- Scope class
- locality
- Authority
- Compiled location reference
- Source entity
- Project
- Method
- imported_reference_point
- Derivation
- imported_reference_point
- Precision scope
- Local sources place the campus on Camp Ground Road in southern or southwest Louisville without coordinates. The point is the Louisville city coordinate from its Wikipedia article, not the site.
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
- 371c4d8b
A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.
Evidence
Sources are linked, not redistributed; each keeps its own terms. An archived copy is a lookup for the Wayback Machine capture nearest the retrieval date and may be unavailable or differ from what was reviewed. Each hash states what it covers; imported factual records are not publisher-page captures.
| Title | Publisher | Roles | Published | Retrieved | Licence | Attribution | Content hash (SHA-256) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let's Go Build Some Data Centers: PowerHouse Drives Hyperscale and AI Infrastructure Across North America Archived copy | Data Center Frontier Trade publication | Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Construction Started, Milestone: First Operational, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Role: Utility | source-terms-not-recorded | Data Center Frontier | 812fdfd16ef26943a6adc0c8137de5a0c0d540506b7cac02d5c306cb5ef2e87aFactual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| LG&E announces first major data center electric customer Archived copy | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric Utility disclosure | Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Announced, Milestone: Construction Started, Milestone: First Operational, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Role: Utility | source-terms-not-recorded | PPL Corporation / Louisville Gas and Electric | 9615621d341535196297871902a6d67b7365f7d835764488ebfc476f91506004Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Louisville data center opponents rally at Metro Hall, push for stronger regulations Archived copy | WAVE News | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Milestone: Construction Started, Milestone: First Operational, Power Source: Grid, Power Source: Other, Role: Developer | source-terms-not-recorded | WAVE | 107d3e4032c13a543c606152fbe96495cc86f98af9f728e479f558ac3c9a0465Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Louisville Metro Council approves data center moratorium as new proposal sparks controversy Archived copy | Louisville Public Media News | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Milestone: Construction Started | source-terms-not-recorded | Louisville Public Media | 90cc4952d6c8e76e656bd810dd3318b0b88fe8490beeacef600fefee4eb6e085Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Louisville to welcome Kentucky's first Hyperscale Data Center Archived copy | WAVE News | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Milestone: Announced, Milestone: Construction Started, Role: Developer, Role: Utility | source-terms-not-recorded | WAVE | 31f0ed519d8e2696eb2edee36b2f44a3a4c53ff2d2d584ad80bed0252425a821Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Louisville, Kentucky Archived copy | Wikipedia Other | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Wikipedia | d83ca0baba2bbf667db792586d232bf3dba561e3189374a01dfb0a13979548c3Factual source record; not the publisher page | |
| PowerHouse Louisville Archived copy | PowerHouse Data Centers Company disclosure | Imported: Record, Metric: Buildings, Metric: Floor Area, Metric: Land Area, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: First Operational, Role: Developer | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | PowerHouse Data Centers | 8a68b1a27db61988e93acc271ea746c754d2294cd0e19e80de41f826c0d76673Factual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). PowerHouse Louisville hyperscale campus (Camp Ground Road) [site vcc-site-f7c2acac6f50afd8adde]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-f7c2acac6f50afd8adde/
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