Hopkinsville weighs limits on data centers as crypto mine proposes expansion

Hopkinsville, Kentucky is creating its first zoning regulations for data centers after a local cryptocurrency mining operation, owned by Sphere 3D, proposed expanding and pivoting to other computing workloads like AI. The debate pits the economic benefits and the company's offer to fund a new electrical substation against proposed restrictive rules on facility location and buffer zones.

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