Data centers in Mercer County, Kentucky
Mercer County has 2 data centers on the record: 2 proposed. Mercer County has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Public comment hearing on data center ordinance drew vocal opposition from residents concerned about farmland, water supply, and emergency response capacity, August 17, 2026.
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The 2 data centers in Mercer County
Newest activity firstEach row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
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- Water
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- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Burgin Data Center
Burgin, Mercer County
Latest, reported September 9, 2026: City attempted to annex more than 1,000 acres in July, which was declared null and void lex18.com local outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Where
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2 data centers in Mercer County: all proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
The cities in Mercer County on the record (1)
| City | Projects |
|---|---|
| Burgin | 1 |
What Mercer County has decided
1 body, 2 decisions on the recordWhat the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own.
- Mercer Countycounty
Public comment hearing on data center ordinance drew vocal opposition from residents concerned about farmland, water supply, and emergency response capacity, reported August 17, 2026.
2 acts on this row
- statement
Public comment hearing on data center ordinance drew vocal opposition from residents concerned about farmland, water supply, and emergency response capacity.
- ordinance
Mercer County data center ordinance advances
- statement
What happened
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· Burgin Data Center
Now reported: City of Burgin attempted to annex more than 1,000 acres for developer Panattoni Data Centers wkyt.com local outlet
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· Mercer County
Statement: Public comment hearing on data center ordinance drew vocal opposition from residents concerned about farmland, water supply, and emergency response capacity. spectrumnews1.com local outlet
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· Mercer County
Ordinance: Mercer County data center ordinance advances fox56news.com local outlet
What was said
More than 100 residents attended Burgin city council meeting with concerns about noise, water contamination, road deterioration, and tax increases related to data center project.
Governor Andy Beshear said that if data centers are going to locate in Kentucky, the area is going to choose to want them
Disclosed figures
nothing disclosed by 2 records
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 2 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year |
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 2 tracked facilities in Mercer County are for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 2 tracked facilities in Mercer County are cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Mercer County, Kentucky", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ky/mercer-county, updated September 17, 2026.
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Data Center Record, "Data center records in Mercer County, Kentucky", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ky/mercer-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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