McGarvey Asks LG&E President to Promise Louisville Data Center Won't Increase Taxpayer Costs

McGarvey asks LG&E president to promise Louisville data center won't increase taxpayer costs

McGarvey urges Louisville’s utility to ensure ratepayers don’t bear data center costs

A server room in a data center. (Photo by Getty Images)Democratic U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey of Louisville is urging the city’s investor-owned electric utility to ensure that electricity ratepayers don’t bear the costs of hyperscale data centers, saying he’s opposed to data center construction in the city.  McGarvey in a Thursday letter to John Crockett, the president of Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities, referenced the spike in …

McGarvey urges Louisville’s utility to ensure ratepayers don’t bear data center costs - The Lexington Times

By Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern · July 9, 2026 A server room in a data center. (Photo by Getty Images) Democratic U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey of Louisville is urging the city’s investor-owned electric utility to ensure that electricity ratepayers don’t bear the costs of hyperscale data centers, saying he’s opposed to data center construction in the city.  McGarvey in a Thursday letter to John Crockett, the president of Louisville Gas and Elect…