Flexential Louisville - Downtown
752 Barret Avenue · Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Source: OpenStreetMap
Flexential Louisville - Downtown is an operating data center in Jefferson County, KY, operated by Flexential Corp.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 36,525 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Overview
source: linkFlexential Louisville - Downtown is an operating colocation data center in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, run by Flexential Corp. The site spans a reported 36,525 square feet. It draws power from Louisville Gas & Electric Co inside the LGEE balancing authority.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentFlexential Corp.
- Files asFlexential Corp.
- This facilityFlexential Louisville - Downtown
In the news
source: GDELT- Louisville proposes ban on hyperscale data centers, sets strict rules for smaller facilities - WDRBWDRB· Jun 9, 2026
- The fight over data centers was front and center in local Kentucky primary elections - Louisville Public MediaLouisville Public Media· Jun 8, 2026
- Draft of data center regulations for Louisville is 141 days overdue - WHAS11WHAS11· Jun 4, 2026
- Louisville weighs moratorium as data center concerns grow - Spectrum NewsSpectrum News· Jun 3, 2026
- Kentucky data center regulations stripped from bill as legislative session closes - Louisville Public MediaLouisville Public Media· Apr 15, 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
- Reported withdrawal1.5M gpd2022 · groundwater · matched by location (1,381 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal1.4M gpd2021 · groundwater · matched by location (1,381 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal2.7M gpd2020 · groundwater · matched by location (1,381 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal2.6M gpd2019 · groundwater · matched by location (1,381 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal1.5M gpd2018 · groundwater · matched by location (1,381 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal190.8K gpd2011 · groundwater · matched by location (1,381 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal51K gpd2010 · groundwater · matched by location (1,381 m, low confidence) · source
Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Louisville), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Breckinridge Metropolitan High in Louisville, is 507 ft from this site (78 students). 10 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.