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The current operator and owner are not confirmed in a recent source.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/kentucky/","host":"datacentermap.com","date":""}],"loc":{"lat":38.97218,"lng":-84.72328,"precision":"county","basis":"Boone County centroid"},"state":"KY","precision_label":"Exact site not published; shown at county level","summary":"Boone County · Current operator unverified"},{"id":"commonwealth-cold-harbor","kind":"facility","name":"Commonwealth Cold Harbor data center","group":"unconfirmed","status":"Unconfirmed lead","crypto":false,"type":"state government","counties":["Franklin"],"city":"Frankfort","address":"101 Cold Harbor Drive","who":"Commonwealth Office of Technology","opened":"","tier":"","note":"State records identify this government data center campus; recent public confirmation of its current operation is incomplete.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kentucky.gov/government/Pages/AgencyProfile.aspx?Title=Division+of+Field+Services","host":"kentucky.gov","date":""}],"loc":{"lat":38.195727,"lng":-84.860103,"precision":"address","basis":"U.S. Census geocoder match: 101 Cold Harbor Dr, Frankfort, Ky, 40601"},"state":"KY","precision_label":"Matched to the published street address","summary":"Franklin County · Commonwealth Office of Technology"},{"id":"fidelity-covington","kind":"facility","name":"Fidelity Covington computing facility","group":"unconfirmed","status":"Unconfirmed lead","crypto":false,"type":"enterprise","counties":["Kenton"],"city":"Covington","address":"","who":"Fidelity Investments","opened":"","tier":"","note":"A state listing describes data center work at this site; the exact building is not confirmed.","sources":[{"url":"https://cedky.com/cdn/kyedc/Top_25_Firms.pdf","host":"cedky.com","date":""}],"loc":{"lat":38.93487,"lng":-84.53399,"precision":"county","basis":"Kenton County centroid"},"state":"KY","precision_label":"Exact site not published; shown at county level","summary":"Kenton County · Fidelity Investments"},{"id":"humana-southpoint","kind":"facility","name":"Humana Southpoint data center","group":"unconfirmed","status":"Unconfirmed lead","crypto":false,"type":"enterprise","counties":["Jefferson"],"city":"Louisville","address":"5200 Southpoint Drive","who":"Humana","opened":"","tier":"","note":"Listed in historical state facility records; current operation is not confirmed in a recent source.","sources":[{"url":"https://cedky.com/cdn/kyedc/Healthcare_Facilities.pdf","host":"cedky.com","date":""}],"loc":{"lat":38.093756,"lng":-85.674665,"precision":"address","basis":"U.S. Census geocoder match: 5200 Southpoint Dr, Louisville, Ky, 40229"},"state":"KY","precision_label":"Matched to the published street address","summary":"Jefferson County · Humana"},{"id":"intelishift-louisville","kind":"facility","name":"Intelishift leased facility","group":"unconfirmed","status":"Unconfirmed lead","crypto":false,"type":"colocation","counties":["Jefferson"],"city":"Louisville","address":"1208 Quality Choice Place / Oldham Street","who":"Intelishift / ownership for sale","opened":"","tier":"","note":"Lease and for-sale listing reported August 2026; 2.25 MW is generator capacity, not IT. 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passed 4-0 on second reading. Challenged in We Are Mason County lawsuit filed 2026-03-26.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://maysville-online.com/news/214254/data-center-regulation-ordinance-passed-by-mason-co-fiscal-court","host":"maysville-online.com","date":"2026-03-02"},{"url":"https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2026-03-01/mason-county-officials-approve-ordinance-paving-the-way-for-potential-large-scale-data-center","host":"weku.org","date":"2026-03-01"}]}]},"Boyd":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Boyd","where":"City of Ashland Board of Commissioners","type":"ordinance","status":"adopted","date":"2026-07-24","summary":"Data centers allowed only as a conditional use in I-2 heavy industrial; prohibited in all other districts; 1,500 ft from residential zones; server-building gross floor area capped at 50,000 sq ft; 45-ft height; 55 dB at property line; closed-loop cooling; Leaves about 14 acres at former coke plant and about 20 acres of Ashland Works developable. Passed unanimously on first and second readings (Thursday-Friday, July 23-24).","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/ashland-places-restrictions-on-data-centers/article_56863e9c-febd-4ebd-a1e0-2a64e7aeb0f2.html","host":"dailyindependent.com","date":"2026-07-24"}]},{"county":"Boyd","where":"City of Ashland Board of Commissioners","type":"ordinance","status":"adopted","date":"2026-07-24","summary":"Water capacity management ordinance for high-water-demand digital infrastructure facilities on the Ashland water system: aggregate maximum authorized demand of 2 million gallons per day; applicants pay hydraulic modeling, engineering review and infrastructure costs; temporary/permanent variance procedures.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/ashland-places-restrictions-on-data-centers/article_56863e9c-febd-4ebd-a1e0-2a64e7aeb0f2.html","host":"dailyindependent.com","date":"2026-07-24"}]},{"county":"Boyd","where":"Boyd County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-07-21","summary":"Six-month (180-day) moratorium on construction, development and operation of new data centers and data storage facilities in county jurisdiction (first reading at July 9 special meeting, unanimous final reading July 21). Excludes property owned by or within the Northeast Kentucky Regional Industrial Park Authority (EastPark), so TeraWulf's Muskie campus is exempt. In place until about the end of 2026/Jan 2027.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/boyd-approves-data-center-moratorium/article_f56ffafa-d2a7-4c69-b0d3-154bd192fc59.html","host":"dailyindependent.com","date":"2026-07-21"},{"url":"https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/data-center-moratorium-excludes-ongoing-project-in-boyd-county/article_09dbecb2-0127-4481-bc06-127dcd6ccfac.html","host":"herald-dispatch.com","date":"2026-07-13"}]},{"county":"Boyd","where":"City of Ashland Board of Commissioners","type":"moratorium","status":"replaced","date":"2026-02-26","summary":"180-day pause on accepting new data center applications to study impacts; ended about August 2026 and was replaced by the July 2026 zoning ordinance.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wkyt.com/2026/02/26/ordinance-passed-data-center-applications/","host":"wkyt.com","date":"2026-02-26"},{"url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/ashland-places-restrictions-on-data-centers/article_56863e9c-febd-4ebd-a1e0-2a64e7aeb0f2.html","host":"dailyindependent.com","date":"2026-07-24"}]}]},"Greenup":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Greenup","where":"City of Russell","type":"ordinance","status":"proposed","date":"2026-10-13","summary":"Proposed zoning ordinance and map amendments: designate the former AK Steel/Cleveland-Cliffs property (annexed 2022, currently unzoned) heavy industrial and add data center rules (>=1,500 ft from residential zones, no wetlands, height cap in the 60-ft range, noise, lighting, parking, water, utilities). Sept 30 special meeting adjourned without a vote; Oct 13 special meeting held for public comment before referral to the Greenup County Joint Planning Commission.","confirmed":false,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/russell-at-standstill-in-zoning-process-mayor-adjourns-meeting-after-residents-speak-out-against-council/article_fd5f5982-14c8-4679-b3f9-93d427e229af.html","host":"dailyindependent.com","date":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/special-meeting-for-public-comment-in-russell/article_2174a6ac-ddef-4fe9-8bdf-78ef17c0df61.html","host":"dailyindependent.com","date":"2026-10-13"}]},{"county":"Greenup","where":"Greenup County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-07-14","summary":"Six-month moratorium on construction, development and operation of data centers of any size and data storage facilities in county fiscal court jurisdiction; first reading July 7, unanimous second reading July 14, effective immediately. Does not apply to incorporated cities or industrial parks (EastPark/TeraWulf exempt).","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/greenup-county-moves-on-data-center-moratorium/article_380facd0-89cf-45e0-9a70-53763cd9b096.html","host":"dailyindependent.com","date":"2026-07-08"},{"url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/greenup-county-places-moratorium-on-data-centers-hall-on-terawulf-not-included-in-the-pause/article_085b0070-ecdb-412f-90a6-f3ab60ae11f9.html","host":"dailyindependent.com","date":"2026-07-17"}]},{"county":"Greenup","where":"City of Russell","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-06-08","summary":"180-day moratorium on acceptance, processing and approval of data center applications (first reading Sat June 6, unanimous second reading Mon June 8); expires December 2026. City retained attorney Jeff Mando (Adams Law). Rubix developer has pressed the council to lift it.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/russell-places-moratorium-on-data-centers/article_7b361123-6a91-48e5-891b-81bce03afd59.html","host":"dailyindependent.com","date":"2026-06-09"}]}]},"Harrison":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Harrison","where":"Harrison County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-08-11","summary":"Unanimous resolution creating a two-year moratorium on data center development in unincorporated Harrison County (not Cynthiana or Berry) so planning and zoning can amend ordinances (concern about conditional uses on A-1 land, as with solar). Judge-Executive Jason Marshall had floated a total ban; July 28 public forum was overwhelmingly opposed.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.news-graphic.com/harrison_county/data-center-moratorium-approved/article_673addee-2c4b-4a8b-b8fa-5ed7fb229d5a.html","host":"news-graphic.com","date":"2026-08-14"},{"url":"https://www.pmg-ky3.com/cynthiana/news/fiscal-court-looks-to-create-a-path-that-can-never-be-walked/article_6e6fc73f-b95d-5df7-ac77-99295999c168.html","host":"pmg-ky3.com","date":"2026-08-18"}]},{"county":"Harrison","where":"City of Cynthiana","type":"moratorium","status":"proposed","date":"2026-07-07","summary":"Mayor Isaac Dailey proposed that the city commission begin work on a data center moratorium (not in response to any project). No adoption found.","confirmed":false,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.news-graphic.com/harrison_county/local-officials-to-consider-data-center-ban/article_b11b086d-f2f9-4cd2-bc0d-058f937ec0d0.html","host":"news-graphic.com","date":"2026-07-10"}]}]},"Rowan":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Rowan","where":"Rowan County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-09-01","summary":"Two-year moratorium on large-scale data centers while the county, which has no zoning, studies a conditional-use permit process. Judge-Executive Harry Clark says no developer has approached the county. Reported September 1, 2026; the exact vote date is not published.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/rowan-county-approves-two-year-data-center-moratorium-ahead-of-potential-projects","host":"lex18.com","date":"2026-09-01"}]}]},"Fleming":{"state":"proposed","records":[{"county":"Fleming","where":"Fleming County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"proposed","date":"2026-09-08","summary":"Magistrates discussed a possible data center moratorium and asked the county attorney to look into the process. No vote has been reported.","confirmed":false,"sources":[{"url":"https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9881023/Kentucky/Fleming-County/Court-reviews-AEUG-decommissioning-bond-and-discusses-data-center-moratorium-tables-bond-for-further-review","host":"citizenportal.ai","date":"2026-09-08"}]}]},"Jefferson":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Jefferson","where":"Louisville Metro","type":"ordinance","status":"proposed","date":"2026-09-03","summary":"Planning Commission recommended hyperscale ban. Recommendation alone is not enactment.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://louisvilleky.gov/news/planning-commission-advances-proposed-regulations-ban-hyperscale-data-centers","host":"louisvilleky.gov","date":"2026-09-03"}]},{"county":"Jefferson","where":"Louisville Metro","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-08-13","summary":"Six-month application pause; includes specified zoning/development applications. It is not a closure of existing data centers.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://louisvilleky.gov/news/metro-council-meeting-highlights-thursday-august-13","host":"louisvilleky.gov","date":"2026-08-13"}]}]},"Fayette":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Fayette","where":"Lexington-Fayette Urban County","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-10-08","summary":"Council suspended second-reading rule and extended application/permit pause through October 31, 2027. Other zoning proposals were not enacted in that vote.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wkyt.com/2026/10/09/lexington-fayette-urban-county-council-votes-extend-data-center-moratorium/","host":"wkyt.com","date":"2026-10-08"}]}]},"Scott":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Scott","where":"Scott County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-09-24","summary":"County moratorium extended to March 2027 (reported September 24, 2026). Georgetown is weighing its own ban, which the city would adopt separately.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wkyt.com/2026/09/25/scott-county-extends-data-center-moratorium-until-march/","host":"wkyt.com","date":"2026-09-24"},{"url":"https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2026-10-01/another-central-ky-city-readies-ban-on-hyperscale-data-center-development","host":"weku.org","date":"2026-10-01"}]}]},"Mercer":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Mercer","where":"Mercer County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-08-11","summary":"One-year pause in unincorporated county; does not include Burgin city jurisdiction.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/13/a-countys-data-center-moratorium-doesnt-include-a-small-city-considering-huge-project/","host":"kentuckylantern.com","date":"2026-08-13"}]}]},"Bell":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Bell","where":"Bell County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-07-02","summary":"Two-year moratorium; residents question continuing site activity, which is not proof of permitted construction.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/04/bell-county-passed-a-data-center-moratorium-resident-worry-that-work-continues/","host":"kentuckylantern.com","date":"2026-08-04"}]}]},"Bullitt":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Bullitt","where":"Bullitt County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-07-21","summary":"One-year pause on data-center development.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wdrb.com/news/bullitt-county-passes-1-year-pause-on-data-center-development/article_51172e2c-e12e-4ea5-8129-356791f8870c.html","host":"wdrb.com","date":"2026-07-21"}]}]},"Daviess":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Daviess","where":"Daviess County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-05-28","summary":"One-year application moratorium; city attorney reports that it applies within Owensboro.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.14news.com/2026/05/29/daviess-co-fiscal-court-approves-moratorium-data-center-applications/","host":"14news.com","date":"2026-05-29"}]}]},"Allen":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Allen","where":"Allen County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-06-10","summary":"Two-year pause, Ordinance 26-03.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wnky.com/allen-county-pauses-data-center-development-for-two-years/","host":"wnky.com","date":"2026-06-11"}]}]},"Edmonson":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Edmonson","where":"Edmonson County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-06-08","summary":"One-year pause under EC26-18.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.edmonsonvoice.com/uploads/3/7/6/7/37671151/ordinance_ec26-18_data_center_moritorium.pdf","host":"edmonsonvoice.com","date":"2026-06-08"}]}]},"Barren":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Barren","where":"Cave City","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-05-20","summary":"One-year city zoning moratorium challenged by Kentucky Industrial Alliance; not a whole-Barren-County prohibition.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wbko.com/2026/06/09/developer-sues-cave-city-over-data-center-zoning-moratorium/","host":"wbko.com","date":"2026-06-09"}]}]},"Oldham":{"state":"history","records":[{"county":"Oldham","where":"Oldham County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"historical","date":"2025-07-02","summary":"Original 150-day pause.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-07-02/oldham-county-passes-sweeping-data-center-moratorium-executive-fired-over-recording","host":"lpm.org","date":"2025-07-02"}]}]},"Meade":{"state":"history","records":[{"county":"Meade","where":"Meade County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"unverified","summary":"Ordinance 2025-07 first reading December 9, 2025; second reading on January 13, 2026 agenda. Agenda alone is not proof of adoption.","confirmed":false,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.meadeky.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=307&calType=0&day=13&month=1&year=2026","host":"meadeky.gov","date":""}]}]},"Breckinridge":{"state":"history","records":[{"county":"Breckinridge","where":"Breckinridge County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"unverified","summary":"The county ordinance index lists Ordinance 2025-1117A as a data center measure. Its text, length and vote date are not posted, so it is not counted as active here.","confirmed":false,"sources":[{"url":"https://breckinridgeky.com/ordinances/","host":"breckinridgeky.com","date":""}]}]},"Woodford":{"state":"history","records":[{"county":"Woodford","where":"Woodford County / Versailles / Midway","type":"ban","status":"unverified","summary":"News reports say Woodford County banned new data centers on September 8, 2026. The signed ordinance has not been posted online yet, and Versailles and Midway may have rules of their own, so it is not counted as active here.","confirmed":false,"sources":[{"url":"https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kentucky","host":"savrn.com","date":""},{"url":"https://woodfordcountyky.gov/163/Fiscal-Court","host":"woodfordcountyky.gov","date":""}],"date":"2026-09-08"}]},"Shelby":{"state":"history","records":[{"county":"Shelby","where":"Shelby County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"unverified","summary":"A Shelby County moratorium appears on a national tracker, but no county record of it has been found yet, so it is not counted as active.","confirmed":false,"sources":[{"url":"https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kentucky","host":"savrn.com","date":""}]}]},"Henderson":{"state":"history","records":[{"county":"Henderson","where":"Henderson County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"unverified","summary":"A moratorium reported in October 2025 appears on a national tracker. The final ordinance and any extension have not been found yet, so it is not counted as active.","confirmed":false,"sources":[{"url":"https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kentucky","host":"savrn.com","date":""}]}]},"Boyle":{"state":"moratorium","records":[{"county":"Boyle","where":"Boyle County (unincorporated)","type":"moratorium","status":"adopted","date":"2026-06-09","summary":"Resolution 2026.06.09: a 12-month pause on applications and permits to establish, expand or build data centers in unincorporated Boyle County. Small accessory computer rooms are excluded.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.boylecountyky.gov/DocumentCenter/View/698","host":"boylecountyky.gov","date":""}]}]},"Christian":{"state":"proposed","records":[{"county":"Christian","where":"Hopkinsville","type":"ordinance","status":"proposed","date":"2026-10-08","summary":"Hopkinsville’s Plan Review Committee sent draft data center rules, limited to I-2 heavy industrial zones, to the full planning commission ahead of City Council. Not adopted yet.","confirmed":true,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wkdzradio.com/2026/10/08/cds-suggests-i-2-only-for-proposed-data-center-ordinance/news-edge/","host":"wkdzradio.com","date":""}]}]},"Butler":{"state":"history","records":[{"county":"Butler","where":"Butler County Fiscal Court","type":"moratorium","status":"unverified","date":"2026-06-22","summary":"A one-year pause was reported in June 2026, but local reports disagree on whether it passed a first reading or a final vote, so it is not counted as active here.","confirmed":false,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.jobenews.com/2026/07/05/fiscal-court-passes-moratorium-on-data-centers/","host":"jobenews.com","date":""},{"url":"https://www.wbko.com/2026/06/26/butler-county-approves-one-year-moratorium-data-centers/","host":"wbko.com","date":""}]}]}},"calendar":[{"date":"2026-10-15","time":"5:30 to 7:30 pm","county":"Boyd","title":"Open house on the Muskie power line routes","what":"Kentucky Power shows route options and the proposed Venator substation for the TeraWulf campus at the Boyd Convention and Arts Center, Catlettsburg. No formal presentation, and not a vote.","url":"https://www.kentuckypower.com/company/news/view?releaseID=12289","project":"terawulf-muskie-eastpark-ky"},{"date":"2026-10-15","time":"","county":"Greenup and Boyd","title":"Rubix closing deadline","what":"The reported final deadline for Rubix to close on the former Ashland Works property with Cleveland-Cliffs. The outcome will be added here once it is reported.","url":"https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/rubix-deadline-pushed-to-oct-15/article_8610bab4-cddd-4daa-81d4-d3e85cf9fbbd.html","project":"rubix-ashland-works-russell-greenup-ky"},{"date":"2026-10-22","time":"6:00 pm","county":"Fayette","title":"Lexington council: data center zoning items","what":"Second readings that remove computer and data processing references from the zoning text and send a separate data center zoning category to the Planning Commission. Separate from the moratorium extension adopted October 8. Agendas can change.","url":"https://lexington.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8279959&GUID=950DABF0-4FE1-4C5B-BA57-2A98D847CA22&Options=&Search=","project":""},{"date":"2026-10-28","time":"6:00 to 8:00 pm","county":"Fayette","title":"CivicLex candidate forum","what":"Council at-large candidates take questions at Crawford Middle School, Lexington, with data centers among the topics. A community forum, not a government hearing.","url":"https://www.lwvlexington.com/events/2026/10/1/civiclex-ice-cream-social-with-council-at-large-candidates","project":""},{"date":"2026-10-29","time":"","county":"Boyd","title":"Muskie route feedback deadline","what":"Kentucky Power asks landowners and neighbors to send feedback on the proposed transmission routes by this date.","url":"https://www.kentuckypower.com/company/news/view?releaseID=12289","project":"terawulf-muskie-eastpark-ky"}],"attribution":{"research":"Data Centers Atlas research from county and city records, Public Service Commission filings, company announcements and local news, linked on each record.","inventory":{"name":"Compute Atlas","creator":"Edward Kubiak","url":"https://www.compute-atlas.com/api","license":"CC BY 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"counties":"U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries (public domain)","geocoder":"U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (public domain)","geometry":{"license":"ODbL 1.0","credit":"OpenStreetMap contributors","url":"https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright","note":"Matched building centers are adapted separately from the inventory; not surveyed parcels"}}}