Built & running
Core Scientific data center (Calvert City)
Core Scientific runs a 150-megawatt data center in an old steel mill on Shar-Cal Road in Calvert City. It has mostly been used for bitcoin mining. The building is about 60,000 square feet on 15 acres.
Where things stand: Running since 2019, mostly for bitcoin mining.
🕒 Latest update (2019): Core Scientific's Calvert City data center started running in a former steel mill.
What we know
- 📍 Where1035 Shar-Cal Road, in a former steel mill (geocoded), Calvert City, Marshall County
- 🏢 CompanyCore Scientific
- 🏛️ Owned byCore Scientific
- 🌳 Size15 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs150 megawatts (about as much as 120,000 homes)
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Does Core Scientific plan to switch the Calvert City site to AI computing? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which utility powers the site? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- 2019Core Scientific's Calvert City data center started running in a former steel mill.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Calvert City, Kentucky · Core Scientific · 2026
- See where data center developers are looking to build in Kentucky · Kentucky Lantern (via States Newsroom) · Aug 16, 2026
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