FRANKFORT (02/26/26) — As tech companies plan to bring more data centers to Kentucky, legislation has been introduced that would ensure Kentuckians would not be subsidizing the utility costs. If a tech company wants to bring a data center to Kentucky, House Bill 593 would require the company to do one of three things, Bray told the committee. First, a company could choose to provide its own electric generation for a data center and donate any excess back to the local utility. The second option is the company could enter into a power purchase agreement, and the third option would be purchasing the electricity on the national open market. The measure was approved in committee and heads to the full house for review.
