--- description: Operational data center in Bowling Green, Kentucky, operated by Western Kentucky University, on the SERC grid. Specs, nearby power & peers. title: Western Kentucky University Lost River Data Center — Data Center image: https://dchub.cloud/og-brand-v2.png --- [Home](https://dchub.cloud/) · [Facilities](https://dchub.cloud/facilities) · [United States](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) · [Kentucky](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/kentucky "Data centers in Kentucky") · [Louisville](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville) · Lost River Data Center # Western Kentucky University Lost River Data Center - Operator Western Kentucky University - Status Operational [Bowling Green, KY, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville) **Lost River Data Center** is a data center operated by Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, US. The facility is currently operational. Status Operational [Market Bowling Green](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville) State KY [Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) Source: PeeringDB · Verified Nov 13, 2026 against PeeringDB · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## Market intelligence [AVOID](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville "Full DCPI breakdown") Louisville [ISOSERC](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville)[DCPI composite31.9](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/louisville "Power outlook for Louisville") [Louisville market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/louisville) ## Market context Western Kentucky University Lost River Data Center is one of 26 facilities DC Hub’s Louisville brief counts on the SERC grid. The closest tracked facility is Russellvile EPB Smartnet, about 39 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. [Read the Louisville market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/louisville) ## Location Area Bowling Green, KY, US [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/36.96/-86.47) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/western-kentucky-university-lost-river-data-center-5285aaa9) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationBowling Green, US Nearest substationwithin 1 km ## Fiber connectivity Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Lost River Data Center in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is *there*, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm. HES Energynet Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite. ## Power generation nearby DC Hub tracks 7 operating generating units totalling 2,089 MW within about 50 km of Bowling Green, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas1,910 MW · 4 units · 91% Utility-Scale Solar179 MW · 3 units · 9% Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants. ## Other data centers nearby Nearest first, by distance from this site. - [Russellvile EPB Smartnet](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/russellville-electric-plant-board-russellvile-epb-smartnet-1c699006) · Russellville Electric Plant Board · about 39 km [Unlock power scores for this site →](https://dchub.cloud/pricing) [Free MCP key (AI agents)](https://dchub.cloud/ai) [Used by Claude & Cursor](https://dchub.cloud/cited-by) **Question this page answers:** What is the operator, status and power context of Western Kentucky University Lost River Data Center in Bowling Green, KY, US? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="Western Kentucky University Lost River Data Center data center in Bowling Green, KY, US: operator, status and grid power context")` **Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result]. **Add DC Hub to your assistant:** [ChatGPT app](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6add46d40f448191905e327e261ec86c) (install guide: [https://dchub.cloud/install/chatgpt](https://dchub.cloud/install/chatgpt)); [Claude connector: https://dchub.cloud/connect/claude](https://dchub.cloud/connect/claude). **Get this live in your assistant:** DC Hub MCP at [https://dchub.cloud/mcp](https://dchub.cloud/mcp). Ask it with `execute_plan(intent="Western Kentucky University Lost River Data Center data center in Bowling Green, KY, US: operator, status and grid power context")`. Add to [ChatGPT](https://dchub.cloud/install/chatgpt?via=mcp) · [Claude](https://dchub.cloud/connect/claude?via=mcp) · [Cursor](https://dchub.cloud/connect?via=mcp). Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · [Raw JSON](https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities/western-kentucky-university-lost-river-data-center-5285aaa9) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP over Streamable HTTP at https://dchub.cloud/mcp; call `execute_plan` with this page's question for one dated, cited answer. You can also query `get_facility slug="western-kentucky-university-lost-river-data-center-5285aaa9"`. Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result]. Connect: [https://dchub.cloud/connect](https://dchub.cloud/connect) Schema, units and the population behind every count: [https://dchub.cloud/bind](https://dchub.cloud/bind) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/western-kentucky-university-lost-river-data-center-5285aaa9#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/western-kentucky-university-lost-river-data-center-5285aaa9", "name": "Western Kentucky University Lost River Data Center", "description": "Data center facility operated by Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, US. 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