# Kentucky family rejects $26 million offer for AI data centre 2026-08-06T14:30:28+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Kentucky farming family has rejected a reported $26 million offer for part of its 1,200-acre property in Mason County, where an unidentified company wants to build an AI data centre. The offer was for roughly half the land and was nearly 10 times the reported local farmland rate of about $6,000 an acre, according to WKRC, cited by Tom’s Hardware and the Times of India. Landowner Ida Huddleston and her daughter, Delsia Bare, said preserving farmland, food production and natural resources mattered more than the money. The proposed facility reflects the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure, which has drawn community concerns over electricity, water and land use. The company has approached other nearby owners, some of whom have reportedly agreed to sell. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: AI data centres, electricity, farmland, Kentucky, water use Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kentucky-family-rejects-26-million-offer-for-ai-data-centre/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kentucky-family-rejects-26-million-offer-for-ai-data-centre/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.