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Data center project · Barren County, Kentucky

Cave Point Commerce Center, Cave City

Paused by moratorium · About ten buildings on 380 industrial acres near Mammoth Cave, filed just before Cave City adopted a moratorium. Also known as: Cave City DataCo I.

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Status
Paused by moratorium · as of June 8, 2026
Location
2001 Doyle Avenue, Cave City · Barren County
Status note
Blocked by Cave City's one-year moratorium, which the developer is challenging in court.
Power
1,200 MW
Up to 1.2 GW of combined capacity in a project proposal document reported by Barrenside, as cited by DCD and the Kentucky Lantern; not seen in a utility filing.
Floor area
2,000,000 sq ft
Land
380 acres
Developer and team
Kentucky Industrial Alliance (through Cave City DataCo I LLC)
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. June 8, 2026 Kentucky Industrial Alliance sued the city, its council and the city-county planning commission to lift the moratorium. (Data Center Dynamics, June 29, 2026)
  2. May 18, 2026 The Cave City council gave first reading 4-1 to a one-year moratorium on data center permit applications. (WKYT (from WBKO), May 18, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The outcome of the July 2026 hearing was not found.

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