LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Data centers are the lifeblood of the digital world. Every time we scroll on our phones, stream on our laptops or send files from our tablets, massive amounts of information have to be stored somewhere.

The rise of artificial intelligence is accelerating that need — driving demand for more data centers across the country. But in Kentucky, as seen recently in Oldham and Meade counties, not everyone is eager to welcome them.

That’s the challenge researchers at the University of Louisville are hoping to help solve.

Ted Smith, director of UofL’s Center for Healthy Air, Water and Soil, said the university’s Speed School of Engineering and School of Medicine are partnering on a project to identify where data centers could best be built across the commonwealth.

“So th

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