Developer proposes hyperscale data center at former Eastern Kentucky steel mill

Rubix Data Centers (Submer Group subsidiary) proposes a 2-gigawatt hyperscale data centre at a former steel mill in Eastern Kentucky, requiring $8-12bn investment and consuming over 10% of the state's summer electricity output. The project faces local regulatory uncertainty after the city of Russell enacted a data centre moratorium in June.

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