Lost River Data Center
Bowling Green, KY
Source: Primary source
Lost River Data Center is a mapped data center in KY.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkWestern Kentucky University — colocation facility (1 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Warren County to host open house to discuss data centers, local protectionsWNKY· Jun 18, 2026
- Protesters call for more public input ahead of Bowling Green data center voteWNKY· Jun 17, 2026
- Bowling Green approves data center regulations, rejects six-month review periodWNKY· Jun 17, 2026
- Bowling Green data center moratorium fails again, regulations given final approvalBowling Green Daily News· Jun 17, 2026
- Cave City residents hold prayer vigil over proposed data centerWNKY· Jun 17, 2026
- Bowling Green commission approves zoning ordinance after debate over data centersWBKO· Jun 17, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Bowling Green Junior High in Bowling Green, is 0.7 mi from this site (963 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.