Project Lincoln
Oldham County, KYDeveloper: Western Hospitality Partners
Also known as Western Hospitality Partners Oldham County data center
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- Proposed
- Approved
- Under construction
- Operating
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Western Hospitality Partners proposed a 600 MW, $6 billion hyperscale data center on 267 acres at 3557 North Highway 53 in Oldham County, later revising it to a smaller proposal near the Sauerbeck Drive-In off Commerce Parkway. After strong resident opposition and a 150-day countywide moratorium with no exemptions, the company withdrew in July 2025. The county has not adopted data center regulations: the Fiscal Court sent draft rules back in January 2026 and, on Aug. 18, 2026, voted 5-4 to deny a revised version and hire a consultant. Judge-Executive David Voegele says the moratorium has effectively expired, a view some magistrates dispute.
Key facts
Size & schedule
| Planned capacity | 600 MW [1] original proposal; revised proposal reported as 100 MW |
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| Site size | 267 acres [2] original site at 3557 North Highway 53 |
| Stated investment | $6 billion [2] original proposal; revised proposal reported at $1.5 billion |
How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.
Local decisions & site
| Zoning | Original 267-acre site zoned for agriculture; developer sought a conditional use permit as a "private utility" from the appointed Board of Adjustments rather than a rezoning by the Fiscal Court. The revised Sauerbeck Drive-In site was described by the Judge-Executive as zoned industrial, while the county PVA website listed it as commercial. [9]Source excerpt“He added that the company would go through the same local process of seeking a conditional use permit as a "private utility," which could be approved by the appointed board of adjustments.” |
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| Parcel / address | Revised site: 3210 DW Griffith Lane (former Sauerbeck Drive-in theater), along Commerce Parkway [10] address reported by news, not a government document Source excerpt“WHP has instead submitted a new application for a smaller data center along Commerce Parkway at the site of the Sauerbeck Drive-in theater located at 3210 DW Griffith Lane.” |
Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.
Water and power
Water
Not disclosed. No source reviewed gives a water figure for this site. The Census does not estimate one.
Power
| Planned capacity | 600 MW [1] |
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Disclosed figures only, each as the cited source states it. Many are projections or permit limits, not metered use. How data center water and power use is measured, and every disclosed figure →
Timeline
Western Hospitality Partners' 600 MW data center proposal announced [1]
Original application withdrawn; revised proposal filed south of original site [2]
Fiscal Court passes 150-day moratorium on data centers 4-2 with no exemptions; Deputy Judge-Executive Joe Ender fired over secret recording [1]
Western Hospitality Partners says project will be withdrawn and will not proceed [3]
Fiscal Court approves new moratorium lasting until regulations are approved [5]
Fiscal Court unanimously denies draft data center regulations, sending them back to Planning and Zoning Commission [6]
Planning Commission reworking regulations; moratorium remains in effect [4]
Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously sends revised data center regulations to Fiscal Court [7]
Fiscal Court votes 5-4 to deny revised data center regulations and hire a consultant; Judge-Executive calls Aug. 24 special meeting for a new first reading [8]
Issues raised
- Former deputy judge-executive's attorney alleged favoritism tied to a promised sports complex; Kentucky Attorney General opened an investigation [1]
- Residents organized as We Are Oldham County raised utility and community concerns [1][3]
Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.
Sources
- Oldham County passes sweeping data center moratorium, executive fired over recordingLouisville Public Media · Jul 2, 2025 · news
- Kentucky's Oldham County passes 150-day data center moratoriumDatacenterDynamics · Jul 14, 2025 · news
- Plans for Oldham County data center project withdrawnWAVE / WDRB · Jul 3, 2025 · news
- Leaders rework proposed zoning regulations as fight over data centers continues in Oldham Co.WAVE / WDRB · Mar 25, 2026 · news
- Court halts data center development until regulations readyThe Oldham Era · news
- Court sends data center regulations back for revisionThe Oldham Era · news
- P&Z sends revised data center regulations to fiscal courtThe Oldham Era · Jun 29, 2026 · news
- Oldham leaders in dispute over data center regulationsThe Oldham Era · Aug 24, 2026 · news
- Oldham County data center switches sites, reduces size amid local resistanceLouisville Public Media · Jun 3, 2025 · news
- Planned data center project in Kentucky's Oldham County relocated and downsized amid backlashDatacenterDynamics · Jun 10, 2025 · news
Cite this page
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Project Lincoln. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/project-lincoln-oldham-county-ky |
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| MLA | “Project Lincoln.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/project-lincoln-oldham-county-ky. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/dc/project-lincoln-oldham-county-ky |
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