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The Digest's tracker holds no Kentucky data center bills at the moment, so the policy story here is mostly executive action and local decisions. The map covers 1 Kentucky market with about 2.2 GW of capacity and pipeline. Local restrictions on data center permits are in effect.

2.2 GWcapacity and pipeline across 1 map market
0data center bills tracked
0advanced past committee
Activelocal moratorium activity
Local restrictions. More than a dozen Kentucky local governments have enacted data center moratoriums as of August 2026, according to Louisville Public Media. Louisville Metro Council passed a six-month moratorium 24-1 on August 13, 2026 (a one-year version failed) to study hyperscale data centers. Lexington-Fayette's council voted unanimously in October 2026 to extend its pause until October 2027 while it drafts limits that include a 25MW cap and a 30-decibel noise limit. Mercer County enacted a one-year moratorium on new data centers in unincorporated areas in August 2026, though it would not apply inside Burgin if that city completes a proposed annexation. Butler County approved a 12-month pause in June 2026, and Versailles halted data center approvals through December 31, 2026. Sources: Louisville Public Media, Spectrum News, WDRB, WBKO, LEX18. See the moratorium layer on the map.

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Kentucky data center markets and projects

Mason County, KY (Meta)

2.2 GW

2.2GW planned; first-phase construction expected within three years of the October 2026 agreement.

Meta was identified in October 2026 as the company behind a hyperscale data center campus near Maysville, on about 2,900 acres (more than 2,000…

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