Market brief, Kentucky
Data Centers in Kentucky
Kentucky ranks 15th nationally for data center pipeline capacity, with 9,407 MW across 69 projects, 2% of the national total.
By the Aterio data team. Data as of .
Scale
- Data centers tracked
- 78
- Data center capacity*
- 9,407MW
- Data center space*
- 5.5M sq ft
- Average operational size
- 50,550sq ft
Pipeline by stage
- In the pipeline
- 69
- Operational
- 12
- Under construction
- 3
- Announced
- 54
* Pipeline only: operational, under construction and announced projects. The other 9 tracked projects are land bank, delayed, withdrawn or cancelled.
How Kentucky compares
In Kentucky, 78% of projects are still at the announcement stage, against 59% nationally. Operational projects make up 17% of the total, below the national 29%.
| Top states by estimated MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Texas | 152,043 MW | 1,429 |
| 2.Virginia | 64,102 MW | 1,070 |
| 3.Utah | 49,175 MW | 256 |
| 4.Georgia | 32,357 MW | 468 |
| 5.Ohio | 31,238 MW | 369 |
| 15.Kentucky | 9,407 MW | 69 |
Top five states by pipeline capacity, and Kentucky, estimated MW.
Where it is being built
Two counties carry Kentucky: Boyd County (3,000 MW) and Mason County (2,202 MW), 55% of the pipeline.
| Top counties by estimated MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Boyd County | 3,000 MW | 12 |
| 2.Mason County | 2,202 MW | 6 |
| 3.Mccracken County | 1,800 MW | 10 |
| 4.Barren County | 1,200 MW | 10 |
| 5.Jefferson County | 538 MW | 17 |
Top five counties by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects.
Who is building
Facebook leads with 2,202 MW, ahead of Rubix Data Centers with 2,000 MW. The five largest named providers hold 85% of the Kentucky pipeline.
| Top providers by estimated MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Facebook | 2,202 MW | 6 |
| 2.Rubix Data Centers | 2,000 MW | 8 |
| 3.Brookfield | 1,800 MW | 10 |
| 4.TeraWulf | 1,480 MW | 6 |
| 5.Power House Data Centers | 525 MW | 8 |
Top five providers by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Undisclosed providers are left out.
From the dataset
Largest data centers in Kentucky
Ranked by estimated capacity. Each facility's power and size are available in the full dataset.
- 1.Mason County Data Center 5Facebook · Maysville, Mason CountyAnnounced
- 2.Mason County Data Center 4Facebook · Maysville, Mason CountyAnnounced
- 3.Mason County Data Center 1Facebook · Maysville, Mason CountyAnnounced
- 4.Mason County Data Center 6Facebook · Maysville, Mason CountyAnnounced
- 5.Mason County Data Center 3Facebook · Maysville, Mason CountyAnnounced
Free sample
- Louisville 3 Data CenterLumen · Louisville, Jefferson CountyPower 1 MWSize 10,495 sq ftOperational
- Utility
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co
- Online
- Nov 1, 2017
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