Kentucky residents play data center noise recording in court

Residents of Carroll County, Kentucky, played a recording of a 5-megawatt data center during a Fiscal Court meeting to show officials what continuous mechanical noise sounds like. The county is weighing two hyperscale projects worth over $9.6 billion combined, each drawing roughly 800 MW.

• Poe Companies and PowerHouse pursue a ~$9.6B campus on about 550 acres near Greens Bottom
• Deca Companies plans a site south of Ghent with roughly 800 MW across 1,000+ acres
• Developer claims facility noise of about 65 dB versus 70–80 dB from nearby interstate traffic
• Carroll County has no planning-and-zoning body, leaving negotiated agreements as leverage