TechnologyPhoto: HT WorldKentucky Family Rejects $26M Offer for AI Data Center Farmland
In 2025, a mother and daughter in Mason County, Kentucky, refused a $26 million offer from a Fortune 100 company to buy part of their 1,200-acre family farmland for an AI data center. The family, which has farmed the land for generations, briefly signed a contract but withdrew due to concerns over eminent domain and unidentified developers. Data centers accounted for 4.4% of U.S. electricity use in 2023.
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