Cave Point Commerce Center

1.2 GW AI data center in Cave City, KY, United States: announced.

Cave Point Commerce Center is a 1.2 GW AI data center project located in Cave City, KY, United States, currently announced. It is being built by Kentucky Industrial Alliance. The estimated build cost is $4.8B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across KY, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.

Project description

Kentucky Industrial Alliance Inc. proposes the Cave Point Commerce Center just outside the entrance to Mammoth Cave National Park. It's a $4.8 billion, 600-acre, 1.2-gigawatt AI and cloud computing campus, with half the power from an off-grid natural gas plant and 600 MW from Farmers RECC. The developer owns about 1,000 acres and has filed two lawsuits since Cave City passed a yearlong data center moratorium in May 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Cave Point Commerce Center?
Cave Point Commerce Center is an AI data center project in Cave City, Kentucky tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
Where is Cave Point Commerce Center?
Cave Point Commerce Center is in Cave City, Kentucky. Every tracked Kentucky campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/kentucky.
How big is Cave Point Commerce Center?
Data Center Index tracks Cave Point Commerce Center at 1.2 GW, on an estimated $4.8B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated June 10, 2026.
Who is building Cave Point Commerce Center?
Kentucky Industrial Alliance is developing Cave Point Commerce Center.

Sources

  1. A hyperscale data center developer is suing to build next to KY's only national park (yahoo.com · press · 2026-07-27)
  2. WBKO (wbko.com · press · 2026-06-10)
  3. Tribune News Service (via Kentucky New Era) (kentuckynewera.com · press · 2026-07-29)
  4. Cave City residents push back on proposed data center near Mammoth Cave (spectrumnews1.com · press · 2026-07-19)
  5. Barren Side (barrenside.com · press · 2026-10-07)