Carrollton Industrial Campus (Poe / PowerHouse)
Also called: Carrollton Industrial Campus
The same team building the Camp Ground Road data center in Louisville wants to build a $9.6 billion campus on about 550 acres near Carrollton. About 300 acres would hold data center buildings, and the rest would be buffer. They promise about 320 jobs. Local news reports the city of Carrollton reached an agreement with the developer.
Where things stand: Announced July 2026. The developers hold options to buy the land and have done early power studies.
🕒 Latest update (July 25, 2026): Poe Companies and PowerHouse Data Centers announced a $9.6 billion data center campus on about 550 acres near Carrollton.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 550 acres on Greens Bottom Road, just east of I-71 near Carrollton and the Kentucky River, unknown, Carroll County
- 🏢 CompanyPoe Companies and PowerHouse Data Centers
- 🏛️ Owned byAmerican Real Estate Partners (PowerHouse)
- 🌳 Size550 acres
- 💵 Cost$9.6 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised320
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Is the Carrollton site inside the city of Carrollton, or will it be annexed? What did the city's agreement with the developer say? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much power will it use, and which utility will serve it? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which tech company would use it? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 25, 2026Poe Companies and PowerHouse Data Centers announced a $9.6 billion data center campus on about 550 acres near Carrollton.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Team looks to build $9.6B data center along I-71 in Kentucky · WKRC Local 12 · July 25, 2026
- PowerHouse and Poe target another 550-acre data center campus outside Louisville, Kentucky · Data Center Dynamics · July 2026
- Carrollton reaches agreement for $9.6B data center · Carroll County News-Democrat · 2026
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