PPL subsidiary announces first hyperscale data center electric customer

Louisville Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation, announced its first hyperscale data center electric customer. “A joint venture between PowerHouse Data Centers, a leading real estate developer for next-generation hyperscale data centers and division of American Real Estate Partners, and Poe Companies, a Louisville-based real estate developer with properties in Kentucky and across the U.S., was announced earlier today. The joint venture is developing Kentucky’s cutting-edge 400-megawatt data center campus which will be located in Louisville. The first 130 megawatts will be available in October 2026,” PPL stated. “We are proud to serve Kentucky’s first hyperscale data center campus. This groundbreaking project will be historic for Kentucky and a continuation of new economic development announcements that are happening throughout the Commonwealth. We’re thankful for the Poe Companies and PowerHouse Data Centers teams for their vision and commitment to making this happen in Louisville and applaud the legislature and Governor Beshear for passing the enabling legislation that puts Kentucky on the data center map,” said John Crockett, president of LG&E and KU and Chief Business Development Officer for PPL Corporation.