Data center restrictions tracker · Kentucky

Oldham County Fiscal Court, Kentucky: data center moratorium (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Oldham County Fiscal Court, Kentucky, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 26, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

The record reads: "150-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2025-06-26, extended and active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceJune 26, 2025county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: county. County: Oldham County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

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Kentucky context

Kentucky has 25 documented local actions across 25 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Kentucky in this snapshot.

A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.

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