Rubix Data Centers Russell Campus (former AK Steel Ashland Works)
Russell / Ashland, Boyd County, KY
Progress has stalled on Rubix Data Centers Russell Campus (former AK Steel Ashland Works), Rubix Data Centers (Submer Group subsidiary)'s data center project in Russell / Ashland, KY. Reported capacity is 2,000 MW with a reported investment of $12 billion. London-based Rubix Data Centers (formed June 2026, owned by Submer Group) proposes a $12B, 2 GW AI data center campus on ~450 acres of the shuttered AK Steel site; ~70% of the site is in the City of Russell. First phase targeted at 155 MW by Nov 2027 with a Big Rivers Electric service agreement filed. Russell, Ashland and Boyd County all enacted moratoriums in June-July 2026; Rubix told officials it needed the Russell moratorium lifted by Aug 31, 2026, and a September 2026 Daily Independent report says the deadline was nearing while Russell and Boyd drafted zoning rules. Separate from TeraWulf's Muskie campus at EastPark. (Source dated 2026-07-22.).
- 2,000 MWPlanned capacity
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- Announced
- Stalled
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- HB856 - AN ACT relating to data centers.Description comingDownload
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- County
- Boyd County, KY
- Capacity
- 2,000 MW
- Address
- Russell / Ashland, KY
- Stage
- Stalled
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