Project Amanda

Overview

This rare 138-acre heavy-industrial property is located at 4045 Winchester Ave, Ashland, KY 41101. The property lies in Boyd County within the Ashland Independent Schools district. This heavy industrial-zoned property is strategically positioned 5.8 miles north of Exit 191 off I-64 via US 23, providing excellent regional access to the Appalachian corridor and beyond. The site offers multimodal transportation advantages with proximity to CSX rail (0.1 miles), Ohio River access, and direct highway connectivity, making it an ideal platform for hyperscale data center and industrial development. The site sits within the tri-state region of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia—offering access to a deep labor pool, multimodal logistics, and established industrial infrastructure. The site’s redevelopment potential aligns with key regional economic priorities, such as diversifying industry, fostering job growth in advanced manufacturing and logistics, repurposing legacy steel properties, and supporting energy transition through technology-driven redevelopment efforts. Local and state partners have consistently demonstrated their commitment to supporting transformational projects on similar legacy industrial lands.

An annotated map of the Project Amanda Data Center Site
An arial image of an industrial site showing multiple smoke stacks and an array of industrial equipment

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Project Details

Location:
4045 Winchester Ave, Ashland, KY
(Boyd County)

Size:
138 acres

On-Site Power

• Power Available (Now Power): 50MW

• Total Power from Grid Connection: 50MW

• Electric: On-site Provider: American Electric Power – Kentucky Power
• Regulatory Region: AEP PSC
• The site is fed by a 69kV powerline with substation access nearby.

Data Center Campus/Manufacturing

• 100-150MW of load demand, more demand with Data Centers
• Construction and operation of (1) – new substations – (to be constructed)

Water

• Cooling Water: Source – Ohio River
• Potable: Municipal – Ashland Water Plant
• Wastewater Treatment / Sewer: Municipal – Ashland Water Treatment Plant. On – site sewer/wastewater lines

Fiber

• Direct fiber connectivity enables low-latency communication essential for hyperscale AI and HPC
workloads, supporting demanding data center operations

• Uniti Fiber (Long Haul) – just outside pthe roperty

• SEGRA (Regional/Metro) – onsite/0 mi

• Fiber adjacency provides near-immediate hyperscale backhaul capability

• Direct fiber connectivity enables low-latency communication essential for hyperscale AI, and HPC
workloads, supporting demanding data center operations

• Uniti Fiber (Long Haul) – just outside the property

• SEGRA (Regional/Metro) – onsite/0 mi

• Fiber adjacency provides near-immediate hyperscale backhaul capability

Natural Gas Infrastructure

• On-site Pipeline

• Owner – TC Energy – 10” Pipeline

• Regional Pipeline

• Routing completed for (2) dual 24” natural gas pipelines to the site

• Supply capacity: scalable to .5–1.0 GW generation – (Behind the Meter)

Environmental Next Steps

• Project Amanda supports phased development, leveraging existing infrastructure and ongoing environmental and permitting activities. The property’s brownfield designation provides opportunities for environmental remediation incentives and streamlined development pathways.

• Conceptual Environmental Desktop Review

• Project Amanda is located in a federally designated Opportunity Zone, offeringsignificant taxx incentives for qualified investors

• Project Amanda supports phased development, leveraging existing infrastructure and ongoing environmental and permitting activities. The property’s brownfield designation provides opportunities for environmental remediation incentives and streamlined development pathways.

• Conceptual Environmental Desktop Review

• Project Amanda is located in a federally designated Opportunity Zone, offering significant tax incentives for qualified investors